Former Chelsea attacker Mohamed Salah has decided to leave Liverpool after nine years with the club, walking away from the final year of his contract at Anfield.
The winger has carved out a legendary Premier League career that didn’t look possible when he played a bit-part role at Stamford Bridge under Jose Mourinho.
It is currently unclear where Salah will be playing next season, with many thinking he could finish his career at Liverpool after signing a mega new contract last summer.
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Mo Salah felt he had unfinished business at Chelsea before signing Liverpool deal last year
Just before he put pen to paper, there were actually reports that Salah felt like he had unfinished business at Chelsea, and was genuinely considering rejoining the Blues.
The quality out wide in the current side is leaving a lot to be desired. Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho have not delivered since joining last summer.
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There could have actually been a nice pairing of Salah and Estevao Willian on the right of attack, giving the Brazilian the perfect role model to learn from.
However, Chelsea’s strict wage structure restricted them from signing him, as well as Salah not wanting to tarnish his reputation and legacy at Anfield.
The above wage structure is currently causing a number of headaches to the club. Enzo Fernandez has been in discussions over a new deal for a while now, but having not agreed one yet there is still the chance he doesn’t stay at the club.
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Why Salah never made it at Stamford Bridge
Salah would play just 19 games for Chelsea, scoring two goals and assisting three at a similar time where Kevin de Bruyne couldn’t make it at Stamford Bridge either.
John Terry said Salah didn’t deliver in Chelsea training sessions at a time where competition for places in attack was rife.
It is clear that no one at the club had belief that he could reach the levels he has. Salah will go down as one of the greats of the Premier League era, just not for Chelsea.
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