Mohamed Salah ‘urged’ to leave Liverpool for Barcelona

Bolton Wanderers legend and Premier League cult hero Jay-Jay Okocha has suggested Mohamed Salah to depart Liverpool for Barcelona if he will get the possibility this summer time.

Salah has been firing on all cylinders for the Reds this season regardless of his aspect’s dreadful kind. They sit sixth within the Premier League, with their possibilities of retaining the title already over due to the rampant type of Manchester Metropolis, but Salah nonetheless tops the league scoring charts with 17.

He has netted 24 in all competitions and, by way of targets per recreation, is on track for his finest particular person season since his breakthrough marketing campaign at Anfield.

But regardless of all of the proof, Okocha believes the Egyptian is burned in and out want of the change of surroundings. His resolution? Be a part of Barcelona on the first time of asking.

“If there’s a probability to hitch Barcelona, ​​I counsel Salah to go there,” Okocha advised ONTime Sports. “His power has run out with Liverpool.

“The scenario is now regressing in Liverpool, and Salah should go away the Premier League.”

Whereas it isn’t outdoors the realms of risk that Salah may go away Anfield in the summertime, it is tough to think about Barcelona being the membership to make it occur, contemplating their fairly determined monetary scenario. The membership aren’t precisely famed for his or her good switch enterprise, however Salah, who turns 29 later this yr, would price effectively upwards of £100m.

He would characterize a very dangerous signing for the Catalan membership at a time when their funds are within the gutter, and provided that there was no precise indication (outdoors of Okocha) that Barça have an interest, all of it appears a bit far-fetched.

There has additionally been nothing to counsel that Salah will push to depart Liverpool. The Reds are in a troublesome spot, however the goodwill that has been constructed up over 4 years below Jurgen Klopp would not disappear in a cloud of smoke with one dangerous season.

He’s tied to the membership till 2023, and will have each perception that the trophies can stream once more as soon as they shake off the title hangover and their determined harm scenario eases off.

There stays one probability of silverware this season, because the Reds proceed their pursuit of a seventh European Cup towards RB Leipzig subsequent month. A 2-0 win within the ‘away’ leg in Budapest places them in a robust place to complete the job when the second leg – additionally due to take place at a neutral venue – comes round on 10 March.