Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has seemingly refused to rule out the prospect of the Bundesliga giants signing Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
The 28-year-old has become a modern day great at Liverpool, scoring 115 goals in just 184 appearances and helping the Reds win both the Champions League and Premier League.
Salah has hinted at a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid, though, and now Bayern may have emerged as a potential candidate this summer.
Speaking to ON Time Sports [via The Mirror], German legend Rummenigge compared the Egyptian to Lionel Messi and said the reigning Bundesliga and European champions would be lucky to have him:
In my opinion, Salah is the Messi of Africa and of course he has the skills to play for the best teams in the world.
What he [Salah] has achieved can be compared to what Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo did with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
At the moment we don’t plan on signing Salah, but certainly it would be an honour to have him.
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The thought of Liverpool losing Salah is a devastating one, with his staggering end product playing such a key role in their success under Jurgen Klopp.
That being said, he does turn 29 this year; and if an astronomical offer came in for him, it is easy to envisage Michael Edwards sanctioning a lucrative sale.
As bad it may be to lose such a world-class player, Klopp and Edwards may look at the long-term picture and think a young superstar could come in instead – Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe, for example – using the Salah money to sign him.
It would still be far more ideal to keep hold of Liverpool’s number 11, though, and he will hopefully sign a new deal at Anfield at some point this year.
