Salah signals start of Reds’ summer spending

With Mohamed Salah joining the ranks, Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool Football Club are gearing up for a busy summer.

He is a player for fans of Liverpool Football Club to get very excited about.

Mohamed Salah will officially become an LFC player on July 1, having joined from AS Roma last week, and already the signing of the Egyptian is making waves around Anfield.

The 25-year-old former Chelsea FC winger has seen his career flourish – first at ACF Fiorentina, then at AS Roma – since leaving West London, and he arrives on Merseyside as a player transformed from his time at Stamford Bridge.

“Mohamed has the perfect mix of experience and potential – this is a really exciting signing for us,” Reds manager Jürgen Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.

“He knows the Premier League, he has pedigree in the Champions League and he is one of the most important players for his country.

“His record in Italy has been outstanding and he possesses qualities that will enhance our team and squad. I have followed him since he emerged at Basel and he has matured into a really good player.

“His pace is incredible, he gives us more attacking threat and we are already strong in this area. I like that we will make it even more competitive.”

Emre Can, preparing for a Confederations Cup semi-final with Germany, is another player who recognises the importance of Salah’s signature.

Can believes that Salah’s stats – he scored 29 goals in 65 league games in Rome – speak for themselves.

“I am really looking forward to it because he’s a really good player,” said the midfielder at the tournament in Russia.

“Yesterday or the day before, I saw the stats for him from last year in Italy. I think he will be a very good player for Liverpool.”

Liverpool FC’s James Milner, meanwhile, insists he has one eye on pre-season despite the fact that most of the Reds’ first team squad are on a well-deserved summer break.

“The off season is always a funny one – you enjoy yourself and relax but you’ve always got one eye on pre-season and making sure you’re right and ready to go again,” he told Liverpoolfc.com.

“Obviously it’s a big start to the season for us.

“Pre-season is always tough, nobody particularly enjoys it. But with the tours and the [Champions League] qualifier we want to hit the ground running and start the season well. So it’s important you’re ready to go.”

With a UEFA Champions League qualifier to come in August, Milner knows he and his team-mates have their work cut out when it comes to improving on last season’s fourth-placed finish.

He welcomes the challenge, though.

“It’s not easy to get into the qualifiers even – top four in the Premier League is tough,” said the No.7.

“We’ve done part of the job but we have to finish that now. It would be disappointing not to make it after all the hard work we did last year. I’m sure we will.

“We’re improving all the time as a team and you can see that over the last couple of years since the manager has come in. We’re moving in the right direction.

“New faces come in over the summer and the squad is a year older as well. It is a pretty young squad so that experience of having a successful season last year and hopefully getting some more confidence there can stand us in good stead for the season.”