Liverpool are Close to Sealing £35m Deal for Mohamed Salah from Roma

Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal for Mohamed Salah, with Roma holding out for a fee of £35m, according to Sky in Italy.Former Chelsea forward Salah joined Roma for £13m last summer following a season-long loan the season prior. Salah's career at Chelsea never got going and he was sent out on loan to Fiorentina before joining Roma, for whom he scored 19 goals in 39 appearances last season as they pushed for the Serie A title.

If he moves to Anfield he will become Liverpool's second signing of the summer window, following Chelsea's Dominic Solanke.

The 24-year-old winger was linked with a move to Liverpool in 2014 but chose to move to Chelsea from then club FC Basel during the January transfer window. Salah failed to settle in the Premier League and after spending the second-half of the 2013/14 campaign and the first-half of the 2014/15 campaign at Stamford Bridge, he was loaned out to Fiorentina in February 2015 on an 18-month loan.

The Egyptian winger impressed during his stint with Fiorentina, which saw Roma make a move for him and sign him on a season-long loan before the start of the 2015/16 season with the option of making the deal permanent the following season.He joined them on a three-year contract last summer and impressed in the recently concluded campaign to help them to second place in the Serie A.

Salah scored 15 goals and provided a further 13 assists in 31 league appearances, which has attracted the interest of Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp is keen to add further speed and creativity to his attack and has identified the former Chelsea winger as the perfect candidate.

Source: Skysport / IBtimes

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