Liverpool are closing in on signing Roma winger Mohamed Salah for a club record £40m after he flew into England for a medical.
The 24-year-old has been a prime target for manager Jurgen Klopp and could join for a fee which would eclipse the £35m the Reds paid for Andy Carroll in 2011.
Mo Salah is a Liverpool player. Sad to see him leave Serie A. Has been wildly entertaining and keeps getting better, esp. in front of goal.
— Matteo Bonetti (@TheCalcioGuy) June 20, 2017
Liverpool have been holding talks with Roma in an attempt to sign Egypt forward Mohamed Salah after they rejected a £28m bid for the former Basel forward.
The player almost joined Liverpool before moving to Chelsea from FC Basel for £11m in January 2014.
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Salah was a key figure as Roma finished second in Serie A, scoring 15 goals in 31 league appearances.
Klopp believes he would be an important addition as Liverpool prepare for their return to the Champions League next season.
He had successful loan spells away from Chelsea at Fiorentina and then Roma before making the latter a permanent move for around £15m last summer.
Mohamed Salah is believed to be tempted by a return to the Premier League with Liverpool after an unfulfilling spell at Stamford Bridge.
Liverpool have already lined up Chelsea’s 19-year-old striker Dominic Solanke, who will join on 1 July.
The fee will be decided by a tribunal after he rejected a new contract at Stamford Bridge, with the fee expected to be around £3m.
