Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has questioned Jurgen Klopp's side's pursuit of Roma winger Mohamed Salah and does not think the Egypt international will oust Philippe Coutinho or Sadio Mane and receive regular game-time at Anfield. Salah, 25, has told the Giallorossi of his wish to leave Rome and move to Merseyside this summer, but the Reds have not yet agreed a fee for the former Chelsea winger. It is understood that the two clubs are still £10m apart, with Roma valuing their star attacker at £40m. The touted fee does not sit well with Nicol, who plied his trade at Anfield for 13 years. The former Scotland international does not think Salah will be a regular starter due the presence of Coutinho and Mane and believes £40m is an extortionate amount to pay for a perceived squad player. "It is a lot of money," Nicol told ESPN, relayed by Goal. "It's a lot of money for Liverpool to buy a player, who, if everybody is fit, I d...
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