Samuel Eto’o has revealed how he rebuilt Mohamed Salah’s confidence whilst the pair were at Chelsea.
The former Barcelona striker claimed that he offered the Egyptian some kind words after a tricky outing for Salah.
Quoted by the Daily Star, Eto’o said:
I hope that Salah remembers the day we were together in Stamford Bridge dressing room after he’d had a poor performance,
I asked him to be patient and told him ‘You are a good player and you will become a great player’.
Salah left Chelsea permanently in 2016, heading for AS Roma. The forward spent two seasons in the Italian capital in total, before securing his now famous transfer to Liverpool.
With his career exploding into life at Anfield, the 26-year-old’s journey was not a straight-forward one.
Eto’o went on to say:
Salah has turned into that big player and will write his own story through persistence and strong desire.
The whole thing depends on Salah himself, he has unbelievable skills and is currently performing at a top level that’s allowing him to compete for Ballon d’Or.
Salah scored 44 goals in 52 games for the Reds last season, and has seven in 16 so far this term.
