MX23RW : Friday, June 7 12:47:46| >> :60:116:116:

Gary Neville: 'Mohamed Salah using Liverpool as stepping stone'

Neville: 'Salah using Liverpool as stepping stone'
© Reuters
Manchester United legend Gary Neville feels that Mohamed Salah is using Liverpool as a stepping stone ahead of a future move to Real Madrid or Barcelona.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has predicted that Mohamed Salah will eventually leave Liverpool for either Real Madrid or Barcelona.

Since moving to Anfield in 2017, Salah has established himself as one of the top players in world football, scoring 90 goals from 140 appearances in all competitions.

However, despite having a contract until 2023, Neville feels that the Egypt international has his eyes set on a future transfer to the Bernabeu or Camp Nou.

Neville told Sky Sports: "I said 18 months ago I thought Mo Salah would leave Liverpool. I think it's a little bit more simple in the sense of why Liverpool fans maybe don't demonstrate that love for Salah, and it's affinity and loyalty. I think there's a feeling that he wants to go and play at Real Madrid, he'll go to Barcelona - he'll take the big move.

"That's not a criticism of Mo Salah. I played with David Beckham, I played with Ruud van Nistelrooy, I played with Cristiano Ronaldo - they wanted to aspire to win the Ballon d'Or, they wanted to be at Real Madrid, they wanted to be up in lights and play at the biggest clubs in the world.

"I think there's a feeling: affinity, loyalty, will he leave us? I think he could. I think he is ultimately using Liverpool potentially as a stepping stone for his career. He has aspirations. Let's be honest, Real Madrid and Barcelona for a lot of players are the pinnacle."

Liverpool will look to recoup well in excess of £100m if they allow Salah to move elsewhere over the next 18 months.

ID:390846: cacheID:390846:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2910:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Trent Alexander-Arnold in action during the Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool on January 11, 2020
Read Next:
Carragher, Neville hail "out of this world" Alexander-Arnold
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City38287396346291
2Arsenal38285591296289
3Liverpool382410486414582
4Aston Villa382081076611568
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs382061274611366
6Chelsea381891177631463
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle381861485622360
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd38186145758-160
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham381410146074-1452
10Crystal Palace381310155758-149
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton381212145562-748
12Bournemouth38139165467-1348
13Fulham38138175561-647
14Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38137185065-1546
15Everton38139164051-1140
16Brentford38109195665-939
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3899204967-1832
RLuton TownLuton3868245285-3326
RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!