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The Real Reason Mohamed Salah Rejected Dream Liverpool Move to Join Chelsea
By Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal - February 5, 2014 13:49 PM GMT
IBTimes UK can exclusively reveal that Mohamed Salah wanted to move to
Liverpool in January, but chose Chelsea because he felt the Reds
disrespected him.
Salah, 21, eventually signed for Chelsea after appearing certain to move
to Anfield - and IBT has contacted sources close to the deal to find out
why he switched destination at the eleventh hour.
Sources close to the negotiations told us that Salah, his represenatives
and selling club Basel were unimpressed when Liverpool made a low-ball
initial offer. They believe the Anfield delegation only began taking the
negotiations seriously when Jose Mourinho showed interest.
The Reds had made their first approach for Salah in early December, and
the player immediately intimated his desire to move to Anfield, while
Basel were happy to negotiate.
However, everything changed when Liverpool's officials launched a first
offer lower than ￡8m. Our sources claim both "the Egyptian and the Swiss
side considered that a real lack of respect" as they knew that the actual
value of the player was far superior.
"Salah was disappointed with Liverpool", the source told IBTimes UK.
Liverpool cooled off on the negotiations because they wanted to force
Basel's hand with the timing of the deal. Then, in early January, they
launched a new offer, "which exceeded the previous but still was not
enough to consider acceptable".
The Egyptian and his entourage were worried that Liverpool were not
taking the deal seriously, while Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and
Atletico Madrid showed interest in the player.
Salah immediately ruled out a move to either of the German sides as he did
not like the Bundesliga, and although he was very attracted to the idea of
moving to La Liga, Atletico manager Diego Simeone did not want to do the
deal until the summer, while Salah was keen to move immediately.
Fearful that offers from other teams could tempt Salah, the Reds
approached the player again. "Despite his initial disappointment, Salah
was still dreaming about playing for Liverpool" IBT's source said.
However, the bid, around ￡11m, was once again too low for Basel.
Meanwhile, Chelsea decided to sell Juan Mata to Manchester United and Jose
Mourinho asked his officials to sign Salah as a replacement for the
Spaniard.
The Blues launched a bid to hijack Liverpool and "only then, knowing that
they were set to suffer a huge setback, Liverpool made a serious offer"
according to our source.
Yet, even after seeing so many low-ball offers knocked back, Liverpool
came up with an offer far lower than that tendered by Chelsea (who bid
more than ￡15m). Our source has confirmed that "Liverpool's last bid
arrived too late and the Red's indecision collapsed the deal.
"Salah would be Liverpool player today if Liverpool had been serious and
closed the deal in December. It would have been very easy then but after
two month of unsuccessful negotiations Chelsea closed the signing in less
than a week.
"The player preferred to play at Liverpool, as the competition for playing
time would have been lower, but at the same time he is more than happy to
be a Chelsea man."
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在一群球霸、色鬼、自大狂、幼稚鬼、懶惰蟲、貪婪鬼的足壇中
體現了身為一名職業球員有多麼的艱難與偉大！
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The Real Reason Mohamed Salah Rejected Dream Liverpool Move to Join Chelsea
By Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal - February 5, 2014 13:49 PM GMT
IBTimes UK can exclusively reveal that Mohamed Salah wanted to move to
Liverpool in January, but chose Chelsea because he felt the Reds
disrespected him.
Salah, 21, eventually signed for Chelsea after appearing certain to move
to Anfield - and IBT has contacted sources close to the deal to find out
why he switched destination at the eleventh hour.
Sources close to the negotiations told us that Salah, his represenatives
and selling club Basel were unimpressed when Liverpool made a low-ball
initial offer. They believe the Anfield delegation only began taking the
negotiations seriously when Jose Mourinho showed interest.
The Reds had made their first approach for Salah in early December, and
the player immediately intimated his desire to move to Anfield, while
Basel were happy to negotiate.
However, everything changed when Liverpool's officials launched a first
offer lower than ￡8m. Our sources claim both "the Egyptian and the Swiss
side considered that a real lack of respect" as they knew that the actual
value of the player was far superior.
"Salah was disappointed with Liverpool", the source told IBTimes UK.
Liverpool cooled off on the negotiations because they wanted to force
Basel's hand with the timing of the deal. Then, in early January, they
launched a new offer, "which exceeded the previous but still was not
enough to consider acceptable".
The Egyptian and his entourage were worried that Liverpool were not
taking the deal seriously, while Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and
Atletico Madrid showed interest in the player.
Salah immediately ruled out a move to either of the German sides as he did
not like the Bundesliga, and although he was very attracted to the idea of
moving to La Liga, Atletico manager Diego Simeone did not want to do the
deal until the summer, while Salah was keen to move immediately.
Fearful that offers from other teams could tempt Salah, the Reds
approached the player again. "Despite his initial disappointment, Salah
was still dreaming about playing for Liverpool" IBT's source said.
However, the bid, around ￡11m, was once again too low for Basel.
Meanwhile, Chelsea decided to sell Juan Mata to Manchester United and Jose
Mourinho asked his officials to sign Salah as a replacement for the
Spaniard.
The Blues launched a bid to hijack Liverpool and "only then, knowing that
they were set to suffer a huge setback, Liverpool made a serious offer"
according to our source.
Yet, even after seeing so many low-ball offers knocked back, Liverpool
came up with an offer far lower than that tendered by Chelsea (who bid
more than ￡15m). Our source has confirmed that "Liverpool's last bid
arrived too late and the Red's indecision collapsed the deal.
"Salah would be Liverpool player today if Liverpool had been serious and
closed the deal in December. It would have been very easy then but after
two month of unsuccessful negotiations Chelsea closed the signing in less
than a week.
"The player preferred to play at Liverpool, as the competition for playing
time would have been lower, but at the same time he is more than happy to
be a Chelsea man."
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聖保羅˙費雷拉
在一群球霸、色鬼、自大狂、幼稚鬼、懶惰蟲、貪婪鬼的足壇中
體現了身為一名職業球員有多麼的艱難與偉大！
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