Liverpool recently completed the signing of Egyptian midfielder, Mohamed Salah, from Roma.
The 25-year-old cost the Reds about £39m after initially snubbing Anfield for Chelsea in 2014.
Now with Salah finally united with Liverpool, what should we expect from the ex-Basel man?
Here are three reasons he is a good buy.
- Pace
Salah’s biggest strength is his pace and with Liverpool setup, he will fit in adequately. Reds manager, Jurgen Klopp, is a huge fan of high tempo football and his teams are devastating on counter-attacks. At Borussia Dortmund, Marco Rues and Mario Gotze provided super outlets for the German manager’s team whenever they attack or break on a counter and he will be hoping that Salah and Saido Mane will provide such electrifying combo at Anfield.
- Goals
In two seasons at AS Roma, Salah scored 29 goals in 65 appearances. Adding the six months he spent at Fiorentina, then that’s 36 in two and a half years in Italy. He is almost certain to continue that trend at Anfield. Considering the rich vein of attacking talents at the club’s disposal, the Egyptian may even eclipse his best return of 16 in a single season.
29 – Mohamed Salah has scored 29 league goals in the last two seasons – more than any Liverpool player in the PL in that time. Swoop. pic.twitter.com/UcrYJEPshj
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 20, 2017
- Assists
Aside from the goals, Salah will create goalscoring chances for his teammates. The Egyptian amassed 11 assists last term, more than all of Liverpool’s front men. In fact, the 25-year-old provided seven goals for Edin Dzeko alone in the previous campaign.
Mohamed Salah provided 7 assists for Edin Džeko in Serie A last season; the most effective partnership in the league.
Mohamed Salah provided 7 assists for Edin Džeko in Serie A last season; the most effective partnership in the league.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 19, 2017
