Liverpool will move for former Chelsea flop Mo Salah if Jurgen Klopp cannot tempt Julian Brandt to Anfield
Egyptian winger is being eyed by Jurgen Klopp as No1 target baulks at move over fears about lack of playing time
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LIVERPOOL are keen on Chelsea flop Mo Salah if they cannot get Julian Brandt.
Brandt is Jurgen Klopp’s top target this summer but a £25million deal has stalled over the German’s concerns about playing time.
But the Bayer Leverkusen winger, 20, will only move if he is guaranteed he will be a first-team regular.
And with Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho also vying for places in Klopp’s front three, Brandt knows he may not play a starring role at Anfield.
Speaking to German site Focus, he confirmed: “If you make the move, there is no guarantee that you'll play.
“I believe that it's important that I get a lot of games next season, and that is a given here at Leverkusen.”
And Klopp has identified Roma midfielder Salah as an ideal back-up option.
Liverpool were in for the Egyptian in January 2014 before he eventually elected to join Chelsea in a doomed £11m deal.
Salah, 24, made just 13 Premier League appearances for the Blues before being sent on loan to the Eternal City last campaign.
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He then signed a permanent deal with the Italians last summer – and has been a revelation, netting 13 goals and making 10 assists in Serie A.
That form means Klopp will need to bid in the region £20m to tempt Roma to do business.
Arsenal contract rebel Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also on the Reds boss’s shortlist.