It could all have been so different for Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp had his way.
Mohamed Salah, scorer of 28 Premier League goals and 36 in all competitions, was NOT Klopp’s first-choice transfer target last summer.
In fact, the only reason the Reds moved for Salah was because Liverpool’s first-choice target rejected the chance to join the Anfield club.
Julian Brandt, the Bayer Leverkusen winger, turned down interest from the Reds as he did not want to risk the chance of reduced game time in the World Cup year.
This is according to the Liverpool Echo, who reported on the story back in June.