Mohamed Salah’s remarkable form could end up being “terrible news” for Liverpool, says John Aldridge, with Ballon d’Or talk likely to see Real Madrid’s interest stepped up.
As the transfer market exploded around them in the summer of 2017, the Reds invested just £36.9 million in a man who had previously flopped in England at Chelsea.
That deal has been made to look quite the bargain, with a 36-goal haul – including a Golden Boot-leading 28 efforts in the Premier League – seeing Salah set a remarkable standard at Anfield.
Comparisons have been made to Barcelona and Real Madrid icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with it suggested that Salah could soon be challenging their duopoly of World Player of the Year prizes.