Mohamed Salah has admitted that he wanted to play for Liverpool even when he was on the books of Chelsea.
Salah arrived at Stamford Bridge in January 2014, however he struggled to impress and was sent out on loan to Fiorentina the following summer.
The Egyptian international returned to England during the summer after transferring from Roma to Chelsea and he has so far been arguably the signing of the summer after netting 20 goals from 26 games in all competitions.
Salah has so far scored 20 goals from 26 matches for Liverpool this season and he has admitted that it has long been an ambition of his to play for the Reds.
“There was interest from Liverpool when I went to Chelsea, but I think if I’d come at that time maybe things wouldn’t have maybe have gone as well then as they have for me now. Who knows? But I went to Chelsea and everything worked out how it did and now I am here at Liverpool at the right time,” he told the club’s official website.
“When I go somewhere, I am always telling myself ‘I have to learn from here’ – and I know, 100 per cent, I learned a lot from Chelsea; I learned how to be more professional and to become a better person and player. It was a big step in my career and I had a good relationship with the players there – and you could see that when we played them at Anfield recently.
“It was while I was at Chelsea that I first got to play at Anfield. I can remember I told myself – as I said on my very first day here – ‘I have to come here one day and play’ after I’d experienced that atmosphere.
“That atmosphere was unbelievable, really. I was very happy to play here against Liverpool – and now I am even happier to play for Liverpool here.”
