‘Liverpool should sell Salah for no less than £130m’
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Liverpool’s legendary defender and football pundit Jamie Carragher has suggested that the European champions should consider a value of £130 million for Egyptian striker Mohammad Salah if they plan to put him in the market during this year’s summer transfer window.
During his debut season for the Reds, 27-year-old forward put 44 goals in the net and 27 just last season.
The ‘Egyptian King’ has already 19 goals under his name so far this term, after netting in West Ham’s 3-2 win on Monday, and continues to provide a handful of assists for his side.
However, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher believes the right price for Mo Salah in the market would happily part ways between the player and the club.
"Certainly going from that first season to what he is doing now, there has been a bit of a dip. But he was never going to score another 47 goals in a season.
"Speaking to Liverpool fans and looking at social media, I think Liverpool have got six world-class players. I think they have the goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Salah.
"I think if you asked Liverpool fans whether they would take big money for the other five, they would all say no, no matter what the money.
"There is no way they would sell Alisson or Van Dijk. But if you offered them £130m for Salah, they would think about it. That is why I say he is underappreciated."
Liverpool are being linked to with up-coming stars of RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner, Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.
"Salah is going to lose the ball but he is also going to score goals," added Carragher.
"Salah gets a lot of assists too. Only Lionel Messi has more goals and assists than Salah in Europe's top five leagues since he joined Liverpool.
"The big thing I like about him is that he is never injured. You see Liverpool play and he is there week in and week out. Ninety-seven appearances out of 102 (now 98 out of 103).
"If you look at minutes per goal, there might be others. But if I am a manager I want someone who is playing week in and week out, never misses a game and delivers.
"There is talk of Kylian Mbappe being the dream for Liverpool. Maybe that's not realistic.
"There is also talk of Jadon Sancho. That probably is realistic for every top team in the Premier League. Mbappe is world-class, maybe the man to overtake Messi and Ronaldo. Sancho is on the verge of being world-class.
During his debut season for the Reds, 27-year-old forward put 44 goals in the net and 27 just last season.
The ‘Egyptian King’ has already 19 goals under his name so far this term, after netting in West Ham’s 3-2 win on Monday, and continues to provide a handful of assists for his side.
However, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher believes the right price for Mo Salah in the market would happily part ways between the player and the club.
"Certainly going from that first season to what he is doing now, there has been a bit of a dip. But he was never going to score another 47 goals in a season.
"Speaking to Liverpool fans and looking at social media, I think Liverpool have got six world-class players. I think they have the goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Salah.
"I think if you asked Liverpool fans whether they would take big money for the other five, they would all say no, no matter what the money.
"There is no way they would sell Alisson or Van Dijk. But if you offered them £130m for Salah, they would think about it. That is why I say he is underappreciated."
Liverpool are being linked to with up-coming stars of RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner, Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.
"Salah is going to lose the ball but he is also going to score goals," added Carragher.
"Salah gets a lot of assists too. Only Lionel Messi has more goals and assists than Salah in Europe's top five leagues since he joined Liverpool.
"The big thing I like about him is that he is never injured. You see Liverpool play and he is there week in and week out. Ninety-seven appearances out of 102 (now 98 out of 103).
"If you look at minutes per goal, there might be others. But if I am a manager I want someone who is playing week in and week out, never misses a game and delivers.
"There is talk of Kylian Mbappe being the dream for Liverpool. Maybe that's not realistic.
"There is also talk of Jadon Sancho. That probably is realistic for every top team in the Premier League. Mbappe is world-class, maybe the man to overtake Messi and Ronaldo. Sancho is on the verge of being world-class.