Mohamed Salah was reportedly 'prepared' to return to Chelsea this summer before having penned a new deal at Liverpool, handing Thomas Tuchel a heartbreaking transfer blow. The 30-year-old was heavily linked with an exit from Anfield as he approached the final 12 months of his contract in Merseyside.
It's said that the Egypt international courted the interest of several top-flight sides amid an increasingly uncertain future at the club, with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid reportedly rivalling the Blues for Salah's signature.
There had been reports that the forward was prepared to see out his deal at Liverpool and leave the club on a free but, by putting pen to paper, he's put to bed months of speculation. Salah signed a three-year extension worth £350,000-a-week with Jurgen Klopp's side, becoming the club's highest-paid player in the Reds' history.
