Mohamed Salah tells Liverpool his dream team-mate ahead of Ronaldo and Messi
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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has revealed that his ‘dream teammate’ is Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were also mentioned as candidates by the winger, but his Premier League rival ultimately took the crown.
Salah has enjoyed a sensational start to the season, scoring 10 goals and assisting five in 13 Premier League appearances. The Egyptian international has benefitted from the Reds’ midfield rebuild over the summer which saw four new signings arrive at Anfield.
Ageing stars Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Fabinho were among those allowed to leave Liverpool, being replaced by Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo in a major rebuild orchestrated by Jurgen Klopp.
However, despite the sensational talent now in the Reds’ midfield ranks, Salah has revealed that the one player in world football that he would like to play with currently is De Bruyne.
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Asked by Sky Sports who his dream teammate would be, the ex-Roma forward explained: “Messi or Ronaldo, but if I pick one in the Premier League then I’d choose Kevin. He has vision, I’m sure he can find me anywhere with the ball so I would say Messi, Ronaldo and then Kevin.
“He’s a great player, the whole team (City) is great. But I just try to play my game and not focus on anyone else.” Salah then went on to sign the praises of two other former Chelsea stars, naming Cesar Azpilicueta as one of his trickiest opponents before singing the praises of Ashley Cole.
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Quizzed on which left-backs he has found to be the toughest, Salah said: “Azpilicueta was tough. I know in the end he ended up playing right side but Azpilicueta was really tough. I played with Ashley [Cole], oh my god. The way he reads the game was unbelievable… He’s very smart. He’s not the tallest. He reads the game and he’s really tough.”
With a move to the Saudi Pro League firmly on the table for the future, it would be no surprise if Salah did link up with Ronaldo at Al Nassr further down the line – though it is Al Ittihad that are most aggressively pushing to sign the 31-year-old. Once his time in the Premier League concludes, the MLS would certainly be an option for Salah as well, and Inter Miami could potentially have the finances to lure him to the United States.
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