Liverpool were ‘furious’ after learning the real reason Chelsea signed Mohamed Salah

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Liverpool could have had Mohamed Salah much sooner if not for a spot-on assessment from Jose Mourinho and Chelsea.As the curtain comes down on Salah’s legendary Liverpool career, more stories are emerging about his time at the club, as well as how he got there. The Egyptian eventually moved to Anfield in 2017, but he had already been at the top of the transfer shortlist under Brendan Rodgers.The only reason he did not come to Merseyside in 2014 was Chelsea hijacking the move, and the reason later given to a top Liverpool executive makes for interesting reading.

13 Premier League defeats would be more than Brendan Rodgers’ last full season!!Credit: Winslow Townson/Getty Images Jose Mourinho wanted Mohamed Salah at Chelsea because of Liverpool concernFormer Liverpool CEO Ian Ayre was leading the charge to bring Salah to Anfield when he was still at Basel.The Reds believed they were in pole position. I can’t tell you how angry and devastated everyone was.”Chelsea have developed a habit of getting in Liverpool’s way in the transfer market.

According to Ayre, there was another motivation behind the move.He added: “It was later said to me the main reason Chelsea had taken him was so we couldn’t sign him.“I was told José Mourinho was right behind the idea as he didn’t want Liverpool to have him. Salah eventually made it to Anfield and came back to haunt his old club, becoming one of the greatest players in Liverpool history.It’s crazy to think Liverpool could have had another three years of Salah magic.