Liverpool confident of avoiding ‘next Philippe Coutinho’ saga with Mo Salah

Liverpool believe their financial might will prevent Mo Salah from leaving (Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool believes their financial might will prevent Mo Salah following Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho out of Anfield.

The title-chasing Reds announced annual record pre-tax profits of £125million during the week as reports surfaced in Italy that Juventus are ready to offer Argentine striker Paulo Dybala and £44m to take Salah to Serie A.

But Liverpool will resist any bids for their Egyptian talisman – and this time they can back up that resolve with the muscle that comes with making huge profits. The Merseysiders felt compelled to cash in on Suarez in 2014 when Barcelona agreed to pay £65m.

And they unable to keep Coutinho out of Barca’s clutches when the Catalan giants offered £105m for the Brazilian in January 2018.

But Liverpool have now entered a new financial era after owners Fenway Sports Group successfully turned the club’s worldwide appeal into cold cash. A source connected to football finance said: “Liverpool are no longer a selling club.

“Despite what they have said in the past, when other big European clubs have come in with big money offers they have been forced to sell.

Philippe Coutinho signed for Barcelona in January 2018 (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

“That is no longer the case. Any club that posts profits of £125m can resist any offers for their top players.”

Jurgen Klopp took the Reds to the Champions League final last season and once again qualified for Europe’s top club competition by finishing in the Premier League’s top four. And after being bankrolled to the tune of £175million in the transfer market last year, the German is now in the race to land Liverpool’s first title for 29 years.

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