'I played with Mo Salah – he told me who his dream club was'
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Before Mohamed Salah signed for Liverpool, he told a former team-mate that he wanted to become a Reds legend and that it was his dream to move to AnfieldMohamed Salah has fulfilled his lifelong "dream" to become a Liverpool legend.Salah, 33, announced on Tuesday that he will leave the Reds at the end of the season. Before his debut against Watford in the Premier League, the Egypt international said: "It is a great club.READ MORE: How Liverpool players past and present responded to bombshell Mohamed Salah announcementREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah announces he is LEAVING Liverpool in bombshell statement"It was a dream for me when I was young to play here one day.
When I had the chance to come, I was thinking about whether I should stay in Rome or move here but because when I was young, it was a dream to me, I took the decision to come back."I would play as Liverpool on the PlayStation so I am happy to be here now. Everyone is happy for me and I can feel that, even in the friendly games."I am very happy to be here and I would like to help the team so I am very excited to start in the Premier League games and I think we can win something this year together."And then in 2023, ex-Manchester City right-back Micah Richards revealed Salah told him that he wanted to be a Liverpool legend, when the duo were team-mates at Fiorentina.Salah and Richards spent the 2014/15 season together in Florence and helped La Viola to an impressive fourth-place finish and a spot in the Europa League.Speaking three years ago, Richards wrote in his Daily Mail column: "It was always Mo Salah’s dream to be a Liverpool legend.
I played with him at Fiorentina and when we used to go out for coffee, he talked about his ambition to move to Anfield eventually."I knew when Liverpool signed him in 2017 they had a superstar in the making, but even I’ve been stunned by the number of goals he has scored. Don’t bet against him doing it by the end of the season."It's safe to say Salah has fulfilled his ambition to become a Liverpool legend.He is the third top goalscorer in the club's history behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt, and has won every trophy available to him in England.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE!