Heiko Vogel, who managed Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah at Basel, has described the Egyptian as a "gentle killer."
Salah signed for Basel—his first club in Europe—in 2012, when Vogel was in charge.
Per Goal's Niklas Konig, the German waxed lyrical about Salah, but said he was surprised by the forward's meteoric rise:
"He had everything—the speed, the finish, the left foot—and that wasn't overlooked. Still, I would be lying if I said I had prophesied such a massive global career for him.
"In fact, I was more sure about others: Toni Kroos or Eden Hazard—I saw them when they were 15 years old.