Real Madrid and Barcelona set to 'fight it out for £200MILLION signing of Liverpool sensation Mo Salah'
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Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to battle it out for Mo Salah in a £200million transfer war, according to reports.
The two Spanish giants are leading the chase for the Liverpool sensation, who is the top goalscorer in Europe's top leagues this season.
The Sun report that both clubs are plotting a world record transfer move which would be hard for Liverpool to reject.
Anfield chiefs played hardball over Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona and could do the same with Salah.
Salah has 37 goals in his 43 matches for club and country this season.
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Firmino opens up on Coutinho departure impact
Roberto Firmino has opened up on how Phillipe Coutinho's January departure affected Liverpool.
The 25-year-old attacking midfielder moved to Barcelona as part of a stunning £142million deal.
Coutinho was Liverpool's technically best player and a creative member of the team, but since his switch the Reds have only lost three times in 12 games, scoring plenty along the way.
Firmino is enjoying his best goalscoring season in a Liverpool shirt while Mohamed Salah has found the back of the net an astonishing 36 times.
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When asked how Coutinho's move affected Liverpool, Firmino told GOAL : "We changed the way we played after his exit. Which team in the world would not like to have a player of the quality of Coutinho?
"But he continued his life at Barcelona and Liverpool remained strong, as we always were.
"I just worry about playing well and helping Liverpool go as far as possible in the Premier League."
Lovren and Keita out of internationals
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Dejan Lovren and Naby Keita have been forced to drop out of their international call-ups through injury.
Liverpool centre back Lovren has withdrawn from Croatia's trip to the USA as they face Peru and Mexico in friendlies.
The 28-year-old missed Saturday's 5-0 demolition of Watford - where Mo Salah bagged four goals - as Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk lined up together at Anfield.
Future Reds ace Keita has also decided to stay at his current club, RB Leipzig, rather than travel to homeland Guinea this week.