KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Mo Salah - Yes or No?

We didn't worry about Mane leaving in Jan and that almost cost us 4th position, let alone 1st.

Maybe not 'worry', but certainly p1ssed off.

True, but my point is we won't have that problem next season, so we will have no excuse not to challenge, unless they get injured.

The point is that we are not buying him for only next season, unless we have good options to replace both Mane and him.

We have to take each season as it comes I'd sign him now and deal with getting in cover for them next summer, we need to beef up the squad anyway as it's demonstratively too thin at present. It's important to get them in early as well so why not if Klopp wants him, and he seems to be an improvement on even Mane, so worth a punt imo.

Another pacy skillful player who can score goals. We needed another winger, and we got one. Need a CB, a LB, a CM and a centre forward.

Have we got him? All I've seen is that we've agreed personal terms, but haven't as yet agreed the fee.

We wouldn't have bothered to agree terms of we didn't feel as though we could agree on a price.

Yeah, that would be the usual way of it, but these days anything can happen, while we argue over the 'luck'spenny'!

I just completely disagree with everything you've said here.

Firstly, the club is quite clearly looking at defensive reinforcements, and we are barely a couple of weeks into the window. Van Dijk, just today, has reportedly decided he wants to come to us. If Van Dijk didn't come to the club, and moved elsewhere, the fan backlash would be unmanageable for FSG, so its likely he's either staying or joining us. That's how I read that.

Chelsea have allowed A LOT of TALENTED players leave after seldom opportunities to impress. De Bruyne left for a small fee and has gone on to play for City. Schurrle has left and now plays for Dortmund. Sturridge didn't last long before he was moved on to us, while Bertrand barely got a sniff of a game and now is one of the leagues best left backs.

Ridiculous amount as well seems a little off to me. For £35m, you're getting a player that had a terrific season, has proven to be a highly effective player, even as a bit-part, at all the clubs he has featured, and is 24, approaching the peak of his career.

As for the Kante/Mahrez comment, is it not true that we have been scouting younger signings too, like Werner, Brandt, etc. Why look to buy more "untested" players when you can buy someone far closer to the finished product.

If Klopp underwhelms in the market, sure, I'll be the next in line to complain, but Salah as a signing shouldn't be greeted with any less optimism than most of our recent signings. If you've seen him play, you'll know his pace, work-ethic and unpredictability are exactly what we missed with Mane away, and exactly what we shouldn't be lost having on the pitch should any injury/loss of form occur.