'I get it, I hear it' - Michael Owen sends Liverpool warning amid £200m Mohamed Salah transfer
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes that Liverpool will never be able to replace Mohamed Salah and implored the club to maintain their not for sale stance.
The Egyptian, 31, has been subject to intense transfer speculation amid the Saudi Pro League's rise to power this summer. Al Ittihad are the club most seriously linked and on deadline day it was reported that an offer totalling £150m had been immediately rejected by Anfield chiefs.
Prior to this afternoon's victory over Aston Villa, Jurgen Klopp went on to brand the saga as 'a media story that never came through', reiterating his talisman's commitment to the club. The boss was shortly repaid as his talisman struck the Reds' third and final goal of the afternoon.
However with the Saudi Arabian transfer window yet to close, the rumours still linger like a bad odour. Some suggestions of a £200m counter offer for a player out of contract in two years' time have sparked serious questions of what would be better - cash in hand or a world-class player? Well, Owen has made stance on this debate crystal clear.
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"His consistency is unbelievable. People can have a view of him as a player, obviously he's one of the world's best, but in terms of his output, the goals, the numbers he continues to post year-on-year, it's quite phenomenal," the former Reds No.10 began when addressing the situation on the Premier League's matchday live show.
"People can say 'oh but it's £200m, I'd sell him', and I hear it - I hear the argument. But, where do you find somebody that plays every single game?
"Never, ever gets
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