#8 Mohamed Salah (£36.9 million), Rating – 6/10
A case can be made on how a player who is yet to kick a ball for the club be placed above two others. However, a case can also be made on how the signing makes sense on many levels unlike the previous two. Mohamed Salah became the most expensive Liverpool signing in June of this year.
The Merseyside club tried to sign him a few years back but for Chelsea to prise him away. After a bad spell at Chelsea, the Egyptian superstar rejuvenated his career first at Italian club Fiorentina and then found consistency at another Italian club AS Roma. Salah has pace to burn, a terrific left-foot and is one of the eight players last season to record double figures in both goals and assists in Europe’s top five leagues.
The transfer fee can be considered to be on the bargain side in the present market. The 25-year old solves a major problem for Klopp’s side by adding much-needed movement to support Sadio Mane as the club struggled in the latter’s absence last season. His work-rate has gone up under Luciano Spalletti at Roma and the winger should fit in well with Klopp’s philosophy. Hence, he gets in ahead of the previous two players on the list.
