Liverpool titan has a ‘60% chance’ to sign for Barcelona – report

With chances of signing Erling Haaland getting bleaker by the day, Barcelona are exploring other options in the market to bolster their attacking ranks.

One name being considered by the Blaugrana as per widespread reports is Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah. The 29-year-old is in his fifth season at Anfield and has grown into one of the best forwards in the game during his time with the club.

Salah played a critical role in Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League triumph in 2018/19, their first Premier League title success in 2019/20 and the Carabao Cup victory in the ongoing campaign.

However, the Egyptian international’s future at the club has come under a cloud of uncertainty of late as his contract is set to expire in 2023. And talks over a new deal have not progressed as Liverpool are unwilling to meet their superstar forward’s wage demands.

Barcelona are now sniffing around the situation and could make a swoop for the former Chelsea and AS Roma forward. And SPORT reports that, as things stand, the Catalan giants have a 60% chance of signing the Liverpool talisman.

Salah is a player who can play out on the right flank or easily slot in as a false-nine and has the skillset to seamlessly fit into the team at Camp Nou.

The 29-year-old would be a direct replacement for Ousmane Dembele on the right-wing or can be used through the middle as well, based on the requirement. Given his proven pedigree and goalscoring acumen, the Egyptian would undoubtedly elevate the quality of the Barça squad.

Reports previously have indicated that Salah is expecting Barcelona to come in with a firm offer for his services. It has also been claimed that the speedster would consider making the switch to Camp Nou should his contract situation at Anfield fail to resolve itself.

However, whether the Blaugrana would be in a position to match his wage demands would be a major sticking point.