After a hot season, the Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah, with 19 goals and 15 assists in all competitions and leading Roma to a second place finish in Serie A, reserved a place on several short lists this summer in Italy, Spain and England. And with the volume of speculation and rumours rising, Roma made it clear they won't let their star out of the Olimpico for less than £45 million. Reports have recently linked Salah, 25, with the Reds of Liverpool. The English side made a £28 million bid early last week which was immediately rejected by the Italian side. According to Sky Sports, Liverpool Boss Jurgen Klopp called Salah on the phone to try to persuade him to join his squad for next season's Champions League campaign. According to the reports, the call was positive, just like the one former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made to Salah in 2014 when he persuaded Salah to join the Blues. Reports also confirm that Salah's agent Rami Abbas has agreed to personal terms with the Reds which will tie the Egyptian Picasso to a four-year contract that will earn him £90,000 a week, nearly double what he earns in Roma. Klopp But things are not that easy, and the people at Liverpool know they have plenty of time in the transfer window to get Salah at a bargain price since the player wants to move and there are no other clubs keen enough to sign him. The Reds made another offer to land Salah, for £30 million, but the Italians had no room for negotiations asking for £35 million to open the English channel with the Premier League side. Liverpool are already working hard on signing top players who are expected to strengthen their squad for a tough season to come. The club will have to maintain a solid, alert team capable of competing in the Premier League, league cup, FA cup, and the Champions League. According to the Mirror, Liverpool beat Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk for a whopping £60 million club record, which makes the picture a little clearer. The Reds want to spend their transfer fees wisely and efficiently and are targetting several players, including Hull's Andy Robertson, Rafina of Barcelona and Lacazette of Lyon. “We can really improve, and that's what I'm looking forward to,” said Klopp commenting on the need for top new players for the team. Salah One important question is whether Salah will get a regular chance in the starting 11 at Liverpool or will he re-live the same experience of Chelsea? Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol told ESPN: “I don't think Salah can start ahead of Sadio Mane on the right or Filipe Coutinho on the left.” We don't know the exact conversation between Salah and Klopp but surely Salah did not forget the time he wasted on the Stamford Bridge bench. The experience also made him lose the support of a big portion of Liverpool supporters after he snubbed the Reds and signed for Chelsea in 2014. Some supporters don't like the idea of their club running after Salah for a second time and spending nearly triple the fee they were about to pay in 2014. However, the club along with the manager are keen to sign Salah with the negotiations reaching its final stages. The player is expected to jump into the Reds kit for a whopping£35-plus million, becoming the highest paid footballer in Egypt and Africa, more than Mane of Senegal who moved to Liverpool on a £34 million fee in 2016 from Southampton.
