Seems Salah has become embroiled in an image rights issue. He is liable to pay around £4.1m to Vodafone because of the Egyptian FA, who refuse responsibility.
Mohamed Salah: Liverpool's 'expensive risk' shows Roma what they could have had By James Horncastle European football writer please log in to view this image Mohamed Salah scored twice for Liverpool in their 5-2 win over Roma in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final "It was like being in a Stephen King story," Maurizio Crosetti wrote in La Repubblica. Which one he didn't specify. There are so many to choose from but Hollywood remake means 'It' comes easily to mind. Last week at Anfield, 'It' was Mohamed Salah or, to adopt the name used by La Gazzetta dello Sport in the aftermath of Roma's 5-2 defeat by Liverpool: "Salah the ferocious". Italy's sports press clearly enjoys a good horror film. In the playing ratings Salah received nines across the board. Il Corriere della Sera called his two goals "works of art", presumably thinking of Lucio Fontana, the founder of spatialism. The terror Salah wrought and the awe he inspired was one theme prevalent in the papers. Another was regret. Sometimes you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Roma knew Salah was a top player when they sold him last summer. During his time in Serie A, the Egyptian was second in assists and chances created. He'd helped Edin Dzeko go from flop to Capocannoniere (Serie A's top goalscorer) and enjoy the most prolific season of any Roma player ever, bettering strikers like Gabriel Batistuta and Rudi Voller. But if the Giallorossi had known Salah was "Ballon d'Or worthy" as every Italian newspaper declared him to be following last week's display, then it's impossible not to feel a bit of seller's remorse. Neymar was supposed to be the player primed to break Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on that award. In Italy, Juventus' graceful playmaker Paulo Dybala was proclaimed Serie A's biggest hope and likeliest recipient of the prize. Not Salah. Within the media and among fans, there is a sense of what might have been had Roma been able to tap into Salah's potential in the way Jurgen Klopp has over the last nine months. Improvement was to be expected. Salah is still only 25 and, together with Klopp's style, the faster, looser, more anarchic Premier League seemed tailor-made for him. It was a good fit. You could project Salah would get better. But this much better? Salah helped former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko become Serie A's top goalscorer last season. Dzeko netted 29 times in 2016-17, while Salah scored 15 league goals Inter manager Luciano Spalletti was quizzed on this at Friday's pre-match news conference on Friday. Did he expect his former Roma player to become one of the best in the world? "He makes everything look easy," Spalletti said. "Then there's the job Klopp has done. I tried all year to get him to play more centrally and he kept going wide to get the ball. It seems to me he now understands what his starting position has to be and is drawing great benefit from it." Of course the fee Liverpool paid now appears cheap. It was made to look that way pretty quickly. Crosetti's colleague - and the doyen of Italian sportswriting - Gianni Mura penned an editorial last week entitled "Selling him for €42m was not a [good] deal". But that wasn't the consensus at the time. It was considered an expensive risk. John W Henry felt it was a lot of money for a player with one year left on his contract and, as The Washington Post revealed last week, Roma's president James Pallotta obligingly bought him lunch the day after Salah's transfer was completed, thinking it was the least he could do. Ian Rush scored 47 times for Liverpool in the 1983-84 season. Mohamed Salah has 43 goals with a maximum of four games left to play in 2017-18 Salah represented a club record windfall and with the exception of Liverpool, there weren't many other teams "banging down the door" to sign him, Pallotta told the BBC World Service. You feel some sympathy for Roma's sporting director Monchi who now can't go an interview without Salah's name being mentioned. At the weekend he was asked if Salah is worth €200m? "We've spoken a lot about him," Monchi replied. It must be frustrating for the former goalkeeper. "I've explained it 300 million times," he huffed in the mixed zone at Anfield. "If we hadn't sold Salah we perhaps wouldn't be here." Without the sale Roma would have struggled to meet their FFP obligations. The deadline to do so was 30 June, coming before the Neymar and Ousmane Dembele transfers that changed the face of the market forever. All of a sudden, player valuations went through the roof. Monchi had actually dragged out negotiations for as long as he could. Liverpool's initial offer for Salah pre-dated his appointment last April - the wheels were already set in motion - and with the player's mind made up to leave, all that was left to do was drive as hard a bargain as possible within the time available. In normal circumstances persuading Liverpool to up their offer from €35m to €50m [all add-ons included] would be framed a success. But the €222m PSG later stumped up for Neymar distorted perspectives. The inflationary pressures were significant. Salah had hardly kicked a ball for Liverpool and the CIES Football Observatory was already valuing him at €88.1m. In March they reviewed that estimate in line with his extraordinary performances, adjusting it to €162.8m. Mohamed Salah's club career Team Fee Dates Appearances Goals Figures are in all competitions. His last game for Chelsea was in January, 2015, but he was still contracted to them until joining Roma on a permanent deal in July 2016. In his last two seasons at Chelsea he had loan spells at both Fiorentina and Roma. Basel - Jan 12 to Jan 14 67 (40 starts) 13 Chelsea £11m Jan 14 to July 16 19 (10 starts) 2 Fiorentina (loan) - Feb 15 to June 15 26 (20 starts) 9 Roma (loan) - Aug 15 to July 16 42 (39 starts) 15 Roma £12m July 16 to June 17 39 (35 starts) 19 Liverpool £34m June 17 to present 48 (45 starts) 43 Salah has been missed in Rome. Cengiz Under and Patrik Schick have big futures and promise to become superstars but it was unrealistic to expect them to step up straightaway. It explains why Monchi made a concerted effort to replace Salah with Riyad Mahrez only for Leicester to dig in. After the 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in September, Edin Dzeko admitted he felt the Egyptian's absence. Salah set up eight goals for him last season. He would attract defenders attention and force them back, creating space for the Bosnian and Radja Nainggolan to do damage. Until this weekend, Roma's attack ranked fifth in Serie A with 20 fewer goals than this time last year. But Monchi's general assessment is correct. Selling Salah and reinvesting the proceeds allowed Roma to deepen a shallow squad and break new ground in the Champions League, reaching the semis for the first time in 34 years. The run is worth €82m in prize money and attracted Roma's first shirt sponsor in five years, an arrangement that will bring in another €40m between now and 2021. Roma should also be back next year. Saturday's 4-1 win against Chievo - secured with intelligent player rotation - was a big step towards qualification and the riches the Champions League has to offer. The focus now turns to another Romantada. The Giallorossi don't need the Pope to work a miracle for them. They have done it before. It's acknowledged in a motivational message attached to the walls of the tunnel at the Olimpico: "The fact it's difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. Improbable only means that it can happen. I believe." Let's not forget Roma beat Chelsea and Barcelona by three goals at the Olimpico. Eusebio Di Francesco's side are still yet to concede at home in the Champions League this season. The trouble is, Salah is used to scoring here. For him, it's like home from home.
please log in to view this image Reds celebrate Salah's PFA achievements at Melwood The Liverpool squad gathered to celebrate Mohamed Salah's PFA Awards achievements in amusing fashion at Melwood on Monday afternoon. Salah scooped the Players’ Player of the Year prize at a special ceremony in London earlier this month, having been voted the winner of the accolade by his peers at the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs. The Egypt international, who has scored 43 goals in his 48 appearances for the Reds so far this season, was also named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. Salah was presented with a token of recognition for making the organisation's best XI of the season ahead of training on Monday – and was joined by the rest of his teammates, and manager Jürgen Klopp, in celebrating the accolade. please log in to view this image http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/300223-photos-pictures-mohamed-salah-liverpool-fc-pfa
jeez guys i'm uncomfortable that any arab looking guy with curly hair and a beard is a "lookalike" is this PC or nonPC or what?
Mohamed Salah shortlisted for Player of the Season award Mohamed Salah has been shortlisted for the Premier League Player of the Year award, in association with EA Sports. Salah has netted an incredible 43 goals so far in his debut season at Anfield which has seen Liverpool reach the Champions League final where the Reds face Real Madrid in Kiev on May 26. Liverpool’s No.11 has already been named the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year. The Egyptian is among six players nominated for the accolade with the shortlist also including Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), David De Gea (Manchester United) and James Tarkowski (Burnley). You can play a part in the voting and the poll closes at 12 noon BST on Thursday May 10. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/fir...ah-shortlisted-for-player-of-the-season-award
Unless salah helps us get the cl trophy I think most will vote for de Bruyne. Order I will go is de Bruyne then salah (unless ends on a high) then de gea.
De Bruyne has helped city win them the title. Salah may get golden boot, but if he ends trophyless, will mean very little in the grand scheme of things. If salah helps us get cl trophy and wins golden boot will stick out more I should imagine.
Mohamed Salah collects seventh Player of the Month award Mohamed Salah has scooped the Standard Chartered Player of the Month award for the seventh time this season after being named April's winner. The Egyptian scored six goals in as many games for the Reds last month as they progressed to the Champions League final and kept their bid to qualify for next season's competition on track. And the 25-year-old's contributions saw him win our online vote to be crowned LFC’s star man for April. Upon collecting the award at Melwood today, Salah told Liverpoolfc.com: "I feel good, I'm happy to win it again. "I don't know which games I scored and don't remember the goals exactly but I'm always happy to feel I'm helping the team and scoring goals. "I enjoy my football so much here, the quality of the players and everything here makes me happy. We help each other so I'm very happy with what we're doing." Salah has enjoyed a remarkable debut season at Anfield, scoring 43 goals in 50 appearances and seeing his individual achievements recognised with both the PFA and FWA Player of the Year awards. But the Reds forward is most excited by the prospect of capping 2017-18 with the collective glory of a top-four Premier League finish and victory in the Champions League. "[There are] still two games to go so we have to think about that," he added. "I'm very excited to play the last game of the season on Sunday and the final of the Champions League. Everyone is excited in the city, also the players." https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/301370-mohamed-salah-player-of-the-month-liverpoolfc
Mo Salah takes private jet from Liverpool to London to clean up on whirlwind awards night Egyptian star pledges his future to Liverpool and insists "this is just the beginning" please log in to view this image Mo Salah pledged "this is just the beginning" as he cleaned up on a whirlwind awards night that included jetting 178 miles from Liverpool to London. The stellar Egyptian, who could yet add the Premier League Golden Boot and European Golden Shoe to his cabinet, won fans' player and players' player of the year at the Liverpool awards do on Merseyside. After being snapped with his new gongs, Salah was whisked into a private club jet and flown to the capital to pick up his Football Writers' player of the year award, which was announced on Sky Sports News last week www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11366922/mo-salah-takes-private-jet-from-liverpool-to-london-to-clean-up-on-whirlwind-awards-night
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44099913 Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League's Player of the Season award. please log in to view this image
