In the summer of 2017 when Mohamed Salah finally signed for Liverpool, in a deal worth £35m, it ended the Reds' pursuit of a player they had tracked since Brendan Rodgers' time at the club in 2014.
Back then, when Jose Mourinho held the reins at Stamford Bridge, a 21-year-old Salah had placed himself on the wishlist of a whole host of European clubs after a string of impressive performances for FC Basel and Egypt. Of those eye-catching displays, there were goals home and away against Chelsea as the Swiss champions completed a monumental scalp when they beat the Londoners home and away in the 2013/14 Champions League group stages.
But while Rodgers was looking to bolster his attacking ranks in January 2014, with the signing of the Egyptian, Liverpool's interest in Salah extended back to when he first made the move to Europe following the suspension of the Egypt Premier League in early 2012 - after riots killed 70 fans during a match between al-Ahly and al-Masry in Port Said.
