Bayern Munich chief makes Lionel Messi claim about Liverpool star Mohamed Salah

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rumminegge has described Liverpool star Mohamed Salah because the “Messi of Africa”.

Regardless of the Reds ‘ powerful begin to 2021, Salah has maintained his kind and leads the Premier League golden boot race.

The Egyptian ahead has scored 16 league targets this season, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son all netting 13 occasions in second place.

Whereas Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino have each dipped in kind, Salah has scored six targets in his final eight, together with a powerful match-winning brace towards West Ham.

Salah’s contract at present runs till the summer time of 2023 and rumours circulated over the Christmas interval a couple of potential switch to Actual Madrid or Barcelona.

In January this 12 months, Salah mentioned: “I have no idea,” when requested about his future.

“For those who ask, I say I need to keep right here so long as I can, however as I’ve mentioned earlier than, it’s within the fingers of the membership.

“I’ll at all times give 100% to the final minute I’m on this membership and I need to win as many trophies as I can.

“And I need to give 100% to the individuals, who present me love on a regular basis.”

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Salah is extensively adored at Anfield and unsurprisingly, he additionally has admirers throughout the continent, with Bayern chief Rumminegge liking the 28-year-old to Messi.

“In my view, Salah is the Messi of Africa and naturally he acquired the talents to play in one of the best groups on the planet,” Rumminegge instructed ON Time Sports activities, as per Kingfut.

“What he [Salah] has achieved may be in comparison with what Messi and Ronaldo did with Barcelona and Actual Madrid.”