Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has claimed that the club cannot afford to lose Mohamed Salah to Real Madrid.
Salah has been linked with a summer move to Madrid after his exceptional start to life at Liverpool.
The winger has scored 21 Premier League goals in 25 appearances for Liverpool since his arrival from Italian side Roma.
This has reportedly caught the attention of Real Madrid, who are keeping tabs on his development at Liverpool.
Philippe Coutinho was sold to Barcelona in January and Carragher says that Liverpool cannot lose Salah so soon after the departure of Coutinho.
Speaking to TalkSport, Carragher said this:
Well, fingers crossed. He’s only just arrived so we want to enjoy him for as long as we can.
There’s no doubt when you are a player that good, it’s not just Liverpool’s problem – it’s any club’s problem if Real Madrid or Barcelona ever come for one of your players.
Let’s not forget [Cristiano] Ronaldo when he was possibly the best player in the world left Manchester United; he left when Manchester United were still playing European Cup finals.
It’s very difficult, and in some ways you have to sort of just accept it and try and get the biggest fee you can possibly get – as Liverpool did with Coutinho.
I’d expect Salah to be at the club for the next few years. The contract that he signed and the position Liverpool are in with Coutinho just going, they can’t afford to let another big name player go.
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