Após o empate em 0 a 0 contra o Olimpia (PAR), pela terceira rodada do grupo G, da Copa Libertadores da América, nesta terça-feira (15), parte do elenco do Santos se reapresentou já na manhã desta quarta-feira (16), no CT Rei Pelé.
Alguns jogadores que iniciaram entre os titulares o confronto diante dos paraguaios fizeram apenas um trabalho regenerativo na academia, enquanto reservas e não relacionados participaram de uma atividade com bola no gramado do Centro de Treinamento.
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Diferentemente das últimas quatro partidas, na qual os santistas tiveram apenas um dia para reapresentação e um de treinamento antes do jogo seguinte, nessa semana o Alvinegro terá quatro datas até o próximo duelo, neste domingo (20), às 18h15, contra o Botafogo, no estádio Nilton Santos, no Rio de Janeiro.
Por conta da carga excessiva de compromissos e o desgaste físico por parte de alguns atletas, além dos desfalques em determinados jogos, por conta de lesões e suspensões, que fizeram com que Cuca realizasse improvisações, o técnico santista optou a definir os titulares horas antes em três ocasiões, contra Ceará, Atlético-MG e São Paulo, pelo Brasileirão.
O Peixe não perde há cinco partidas, quatro pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e uma pela Libertadores, com três empates e duas vitórias neste intervalo. Pela competição nacional, a equipe é a sétima colocada, enquanto lidera a sua chave no torneio continental, de forma invicta.
A Série A2 do Campeonato Paulista está se aproximando da fase final. Quatro clubes do interior do estado estão na briga para chegar à Primeira Divisão. Os dois times que chegarem à final garantem o acesso para a elite.
São Bento, São Bernardo, São Caetano e XV de Piracicaba brigam por essas vagas. No jogo de ida da semifinal, o São Bento conseguiu três gols de vantagem contra o São Bernardo. Já na outra semi, em Piracicaba, o XV ficou apenas no empate com o Azulão. Agora, a decisão será em São Caetano.
Derrotado pelo Bentão fora de casa, por 3 a 0, o São Bernardo busca dar a volta por cima e reverter o placar, jogando em casa, para poder chegar à final.
– Temos que ter tranquilidade. Não adianta querer resolver tudo sem organização. Ser inteligente de buscar os gols necessários, mas não sofrer gol. Vamos fazer o nosso trabalho com muito foco. Um confiando no outro até o final – declarou o lateral do Tigre Fernando Jr.
A partida decisiva entre eles acontece no estádio Primeiro de Maio, em São Bernardo do Campo, na terça-feira (29), às 15h. A equipe da casa precisa ganhar por quatro gols de diferença para avançar. Uma vitória por três gols leva a disputa para as penalidades.
Já na cidade vizinha, em São Caetano do Sul, a disputa está mais equilibrada. Na primeira partida, em Piracicaba, XV e São Caetano não saíram do zero, após dois tempos de muito equilíbrio.
– No primeiro tempo tivemos um bom jogo técnico, poderia ter sido até melhor. Criamos boas oportunidades e erramos um pouco o último passe na entrada da área deles. Já no segundo tivemos problemas físicos com os nossos dois zagueiros e isso atrapalhou na remontagem da defesa – explicou o técnico do São Caetano, Alexandre Gallo.
Dessa forma, o Azulão leva a decisão para o Anacleto Campanella, na próxima quarta-feira (30), às 16h30. Caso a igualdade se repita, esse finalista da Série A2 será decidido nas penalidades máximas.
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يؤمن ناصر الخليفي رئيس نادي باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، أن بطولة كأس العالم للأندية بنظامها الجديد، ستكون أفضل من بطولة كأس العالم للمنتخبات.
وستقام بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، التي ستضم 32 فريقًا، منها أندية مثل ريال مدريد ومانشستر سيتي، في الفترة من 15 يونيو إلى 13 يوليو في عام 2025.
وتضم البطولة بنظامها الجديد 12 ناديًا أوروبيًا، بالإضافة إلى أربعة أندية من الاتحاد الأسيوي لكرة القدم، ومثلها لكل من الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم واتحاد أمريكا الشمالية والوسطى والكاريبي، وستة أندية من اتحاد أمريكا الجنوبية لكرة القدم، وفريق من اتحاد أوقيانوسيا لكرة القدم، وفريق من الدولة المستضيفة للبطولة.
اقرأ أيضًا | الخليفي يوضح موقفه من عودة مبابي مستقبلاً إلى باريس سان جيرمان
وقال الخليفي في منتدى جلوب سوكر في سردينيا، في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية: “كأس العالم للأندية ستكون أكبر من بطولة كأس العالم نفسها، أعدكم بذلك”.
وأضاف: “كأس العالم بطولة مذهلة، أنا فخور بلاعبي فريقي في منتخباتهم الوطنية، لكن كأس العالم للأندية ستكون شيئاً مختلفاً، شيئ أكبر مع القواعد الجماهيرية لـ 32 نادياً في جميع أنحاء العالم مجتمعة، أنا متحمس جدًا لذلك”.
New Zealand regained the No. 1 position as well following the recent 2-0 drubbing of West Indies
ESPNcricinfo staff04-Jan-2018
Colin Munro soaks in his third T20I hundred•Getty Images
New Zealand’s Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi have vaulted to the top of ICC T20I rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively, while the team regained its No. 1 position as well following the recent 2-0 drubbing of West Indies.Munro, who finished as the top-scorer in the series with 223 runs – which gave him 137 points – jumped 11 places to top the rankings for the first time in his career. “It’s a bit of a surprise but one that I think anybody would take,” he said. “It’s been a bit of a goal of mine to get up the rankings and to get to the top is pretty special.”Munro’s assault included back-to-back half-centuries and a 53-ball 104, which made him the first batsman to hit three hundreds in T20 internationals. He leapfrogged team-mates Kane Williamson, who has slipped two places to seventh, and Martin Guptill, who moved to the 11th place, and become the third New Zealand batsman to occupy the No. 1 position after Guptil and Brendon McCullum.Sodhi, who also achieved the milestone of topping the rankings for the first time, moved from 10th to first after he took three wickets at 18. The 25-year old wristspinner earned 70 points for his efforts in the series, has 729 in all, and is seven points ahead of Pakistan’s Imad Wasim. Sodhi is also the third New Zealand bowler after Daniel Vettori and Shane Bond to rise to the top.”I’m really grateful for the success I’ve had and I’m stoked to be ranked number-one,” Sodhi said. “It hasn’t really sunk in just yet, but I’m sure it will as the days progress. I’ve been trying to find a really good balance between attacking and defending, and I think it’s getting better and better the more I play.””I played club cricket with Colin when I was about 15-years-old and he handed me my first premier cricket cap. So, I’m stoked to see him doing what he is doing at the highest level.”Munro and Sodhi are also the second New Zealand pair to simultaneously top the T20I batting and bowling tables after McCullum and Vettori between 2009 and 2010. Other New Zealand players to have improved their rankings following the series were Mitchell Santner who rose to sixth position among the bowlers, while Trent Boult has claimed the 13th spot.
Chelsea are gearing up for their fourth Premier League clash of the new campaign as they host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge, and an injury update has come to light on defender Benoit Badiashile among others.
Who is injured for Chelsea?
Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino have overseen a fairly mixed start to his reign and the new top season, with Chelsea securing a victory, draw and loss from their opening three matches.
They started the campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool, while high-flying West Ham dealt Pochettino his first loss as Chelsea manager with a 3-1 victory over them at the London Stadium soon after.
The west Londoners did seal their first win of the new top flight campaign with a comfortable 3-0 drubbing of Luton Town, but only just managed to edge past AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup a few days later.
It is difficult to predict exactly what to expect from Chelsea going by these results, and it will be interesting to see if Pochettino can quickly a gel a plethora of new summer signings into a much-changed side from last campaign.
Indeed, Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Robert Sanchez, Romeo Lavia, Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer all put pen to paper on moves to Chelsea.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.
They come in to replace Kalidou Koulibaly, N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Cesar Azpilicueta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ethan Ampadu and Callum Hudson-Odoi; who all secured moves elsewhere.
The heavy change in personnel could prove challenging for Pochettino as he seeks to rebuild the side in his own image, and he won't be helped by the plethora of Chelsea injuries either.
Relaying the latest injury news, Chelsea share that the Blues will be without as many as nine players for their clash with Forest today.
Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Lavia, Carney Chukwuemeka, Wesley Fofana, Marcus Bettinelli and Badiashile are the men in question.
For the latter player, while he is set to miss the Forest clash today, he has apparently returned to partial team training and is scheduled to return after the international break (chelseafc.com).
How good is Benoit Badiashile?
Benoit-Badiashile
The 22-year-old's return after Forest will come as a boost for Pochettino, especially since he actually ranked among Chelsea's top four players last season, according to WhoScored.
Badishile has also been praised by former AS Monaco assistant manager and current Antalyaspor assistant Joao Tralhao, who worked with the colossal 6 foot 4 defender during Thierry Henry's time in charge of the Ligue 1 outfit.
"In terms of personality, he is very cold," said Tralhao to Sky.
"He does not shake if he is playing against Mbappe or Neymar, if the stadium is empty or full. He is a very balanced boy. His character is outstanding. He focuses on what he must do to perform. It is one of his best qualities.
"He has that maturity and that emotional control. That impressed Thierry a lot and he had no hesitation to play him. Some questioned that. He was 17 and centre-back is a position that requires some experience. Now we can say Thierry was right to bet on him."
Tasmania were bundled out for 115 as Queensland finished the second day ahead by 335, with four wickets remaining in the second innings
ESPNcricinfo staff09-Feb-2018 Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Fast bowler Luke Feldman claimed career-best figures of 6 for 32 to help Queensland bundle Tasmania out for 115 on day two of their Sheffield Shield game in Brisbane. Charlie Hemphrey then struck a patient fifty to stretch Queensland’s lead to 335, with four wickets remaining in the second innings.Resuming the second day at 2 for 60, Tasmania lost eight wickets for 55 runs in the first 19 overs of the day. Michael Neser and Ben Doggett also claimed two wickets each as Queensland gained a first-innings lead of 140.Hemphrey’s half-century, along with contributions from Matt Renshaw (32), Marnus Labuschagne (26), Sam Heazlett (39) and Jimmy Peirson (24 not out) carried Queensland to 6 for 195 at stumps on day two. Fast bowler Gabe Bell took three wickets.
أعرب محمد يوسف مساعد المدير الفني لـ اتحاد الكرة المصري، عن سعادته بعد انضمام محمد صلاح لمعسكر الفراعنة، استعدادًا لمواجهة بوركينا فاسو في تصفيات كاس العالم 2026.
ومن المقرر أن يلتقي منتخب مصر مع بوركينا فاسو يوم 6 يونيو المقبل على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، بينما يواجه غينيا بيساو يوم 10 يونيو، وذلك في الجولتين الثالثة والرابعة من التصفيات القارية لكأس العالم.
وقال محمد يوسف في تصريحات عبر قناة “الحياة”: “سعيد جدًا بالصور التي نُشرت اليوم لـ محمد صلاح وحسام حسن، أتمنى أن نجتمع على مصلحة المنتخب، صلاح نجم كبير واسم عالمي وصورة مشرفة لمصر، ولا بد أن نُحافظ عليه، وهو يمتلك طموحات كبيرة وما زال في جعبته الكثير، وأتمنى تضافر الجهود”.
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وأضاف: “الفترة القادمة نريد أن نُغير نغمة تأهلنا لكأس العالم، نريد أن نرفع من طموحاتنا، مصر دولة كبيرة جدًا وإفريقيا تنظر إلى مصر بنظرة كبيرة، ولا يصح أن يكون طموحنا هو التأهل لكأس العالم، المفترض أن نتحدث عن ماذا سنفعل في كأس العالم”.
وأكمل: “الاتحاد الدولي يُريد أن يكون هناك توسع في المشاركة بكأس العالم للمنتخبات والأندية، من خلال زيادة عدد الدول المشاركة لـ48 منتخبًا، وكأس العالم للأندية لـ32 ناديًا”.
وأردف: “أرى أن الحالة المعنوية جيدة في المعسكر، ولا بد أن يحضر الجمهور في الاستاد، بوركينا فاسو منتخب قوي لكنه خسر أمام ليبيا وديًا وخرج من كأس الأمم، وعندهم ظروف متشابهة بعد تغيير المدرب”.
واستطرد: “بوركينا فاسو يمتلك لاعبين محترفين، ولكن ليس بقدر محترفي منتخب مصر، وأعتقد أنهم مرعوبين من مواجهة هجوم منتخب مصر”.
وتابع: “حسام حسن محظوظ بتتويج الأهلي والزمالك ببطولتي إفريقيا، لأن لاعبي القطبين إلى جانب المحترفين هم الهيكل الأساسي لمنتخب مصر، وبالتالي حالتهم المعنوية مرتفعة”.
وأتم: “لم أر أحمد رمضان بيكهام في مركز الظهير الأيسر، ممكن أحمد نبيل كوكا يلعب في هذا المركز، لأنه سبق ولعب به، وقد يكون فتوح تعافى من الإصابة”.
Após anúncio oficial, o atacante Lucca participou pela primeira vez dos treinos do Fluminense. Com isso, nesta quinta, o jogador realizou exercícios físicos e depois fez uma atividade com bola com o restante do grupo. Ele foi muito bem recebido por seus novos companheiros e participou do tradicional trote.
O jogador passou por uma bateria de exames na quarta e assinou contrato atéabril de 2022 após se desligar do Al Khor, do Catar. Contudo, o atleta só poderá estrear no dia 14 de outubro contra o líder Atlético-MG, no Mineirão, pela 16ª rodada do Brasileirão. Ele terá que aguardar a reabertura dajanela de registro de transferênciasinternacionais no Brasil.
Neste sentido, ele não poderá entrar em campo nos duelos contraBotafogo, Goiás e Bahia pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Vale destacar que o atleta não joga desde o dia 13 de setembro, na derrota para o Al Ahli por 1 a 0. Ele assumirá a camisa 7, que era dePablo Dyego, emprestado ao CRB.
Desde a venda de Evanílson para o Porto, o Fluminense busca reforçar o seu sistema ofensivo. Dessa forma, o atleta, que tanto pode atuar como centroavante, como segundo atacante pelo lados, será mais uma alternativa para o técnico Odair Hellmann e disputará uma vaga com Fred, Felippe Cardoso, Wellington Paulista, Marcos Paulo, Fernando Pacheco e Luiz Henrique.
Aos 30 anos, o jogador foi revelado pelo Palmas, e também têm passagens por clubes como Ponte Preta, Internacional, Corinthians, Criciúma, Al-Rayyan SC, Bahia e Cruzeiro. Com a camisa do time catarinense, ele se destacou marcando 19 gols em 43 jogos. Além disso, ele também foi muito bem pela Macaca, em 2017, quandofez 24 gols em 61 partidas.
Ele chega com o aval de Odair Hellmann, com quem trabalhou na época em que defendeu as cores do Internacional, em 2018. Na temporada de 2020, o atleta fez cinco gols em 12 partidas
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West Ham United have not always had the best of luck, or judgement perhaps, with their dealings in the transfer market over the years.
Who are West Ham's biggest signings?
The Hammers have not been afraid to splash out the cash to bolster their squad, particularly over the last five years or so, in an attempt to push on in the Premier League.
Player
Fee paid
Sebastien Haller
£43m
Mohammed Kudus
£37m
Lucas Paqueta
£37m
Edson Alvarez
£32.7m
Felipe Anderson
£32.7m
Fees via Transfermarkt.
Haller and Anderson, of the five most-expensive signings in the club's history as shown above, did not enjoy the best of times at the London Stadium and David Moyes could be on course to oversee another expensive disaster with Pablo Fornals.
The former Villarreal whiz, Tomas Soucek, Vladimir Coufal, Michail Antonio, and Aaron Cresswell are among the players who are out of contract next summer and will be free to leave for £0.
What's the latest on Pablo Fornals' future?
It was recently reported that Spanish side Sevilla are eyeing up a swoop to sign Fornals from the Hammers as their sporting director Victor Orta, who was previously at Leeds United in England, is keen to secure a deal for him in 2024.
The report stated that the attacking midfielder is free to speak with other clubs from January onwards and that a move to Sevilla would be among his preferences if the option arises.
West Ham midfielder Pablo Fornals.
He is allowed to sign a pre-contract with another team in January ahead of a free transfer next summer due to his expiring contract, which is why West Ham must get him to put pen to paper on an extension.
Football Insider claimed, prior to the news of Sevilla's interest, that the Hammers are planning to sit down with Fornals, along with Coufal and Soucek, to discuss a possible contract extension.
They also revealed that teams from Saudi Arabia were showing an interest in the ace, although nothing came of that before the Saudi Pro League transfer deadline earlier this month.
How much did West Ham pay for Pablo Fornals?
In the summer of 2019, West Ham completed the signing of the then-23-year-old wizard from Spanish side Villarreal for a reported fee of £24m, which made him the second-most expensive player in the club's history – behind Felipe Anderson at £33.5m – at the time.
Fornals arrived at the London Stadium after two impressive campaigns in LaLiga, following on from his move to the club from Malaga in 2017.
The creative Spaniard enjoyed a fantastic 2017/18 campaign with Villarreal as he racked up an outstanding 12 assists and created 15 'big chances' for his teammates across 30 league starts, to go along with three goals, as per Sofascore.
Former Villarreal midfielder Pablo Fornals.
His teammates then let him down throughout the 2018/19 season as the technical ace produced ten 'big chances' for his fellow attackers over 28 LaLiga starts and was only rewarded with three assists. This suggests that his teammates did not make the most of the opportunities that he created for them.
The talented whiz's performances were impressive enough to convince West Ham and then-manager Manuel Pellegrini to splash out £24m to secure his services.
How well has Fornals performed for West Ham?
Fornals has been a solid performer for the Hammers over the years as he has racked up 184 appearances in all competitions and played 141 times in the Premier League to date.
He has featured in at least 32 top-flight matches in all four of his seasons with the club so far, which speaks to his reliability in terms of his performance level and durability. Managers have rarely not selected him to play, whether that is from the bench or within the starting XI, and he has not had any major injury lay-offs.
His best season in a West Ham shirt to date arguably came during the 2021/22 campaign. The Spanish maestro provided a consistent creative threat and added goals to his game as he delivered brilliant Premier League performers week-in-week-out.
Fornals averaged an excellent Sofascore rating of 6.94 across 36 league appearances for the club and contributed with six goals and ten 'big chances' created from midfield. He also showcased his defensive quality with 2.3 tackles and interceptions per game to win the ball back for his side.
The former Villarreal star, who was once dubbed "unbelievable" by journalist Karl Matchett, was the team's outstanding creator as he averaged 1.3 key passes per match throughout the season, which none of his teammates were able to better.
More recently, Fornals caught the eye in the Europa Conference League last term as the club went on to win the competition. He averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.13 over 12 appearances as he scored three goals and created two 'big chances' from the middle of the park.
What's next for Fornals?
The report of Sevilla's interest and the player potentially being keen on the move is worrying for West Ham as it suggests that there is chance that he will sign a pre-contract with the Spanish team to join them for nothing next summer.
This would mean that the Hammers would not get back a single penny of the £24m that they initially paid to secure his signature back in 2019, which would be a disaster when you consider that he will be 28 and in his prime years ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
FootballTransfers currently has his Expected Transfer Value at €22.2m (£19.1m) and this is an indication of the kind of fee that the club are set to miss out on if they do not tie him down to an extension.
West Ham midfielder Pablo Fornals.
Moyes and West Ham have allowed him to enter the final 12 months of his contract before sitting down to have talks over a new deal, as per the aforementioned Football Insider report, and this has allowed Sevilla, and potentially other teams, to show an interest and possibly sway Fornals' thinking.
The situation should have been dealt with before the recent summer transfer window as they could have been able to cash in on him this year if he refused to put pen to paper on an extension.
Therefore, the Hammers are currently on course for a howler with the Spanish magician unless they are able to convince him to turn down Sevilla and remain at the London Stadium beyond the end of this season.
Newcastle United are reaping the rewards of an affluent club takeover in 2021, combining the cogs to now boast a machine capable of competing for silverware across multiple fronts.
Manager Eddie Howe masterminded an ascent to the Champions League with a fourth-placed Premier League finish last term, with his – and technical director Dan Ashworth's – work on the transfer front paying dividends.
It's eradicated the malaise of the past decade or so, with Newcastle falling prey to the jaws of relegation twice in 2009, albeit gleaning gold in the Championship upon both sojourns
Simply, it's all going right after everything went wrong, and this is a testament to the comprehensive burgeon across St. James' Park; from the pitch to the boardroom to the kitchens, this is an outfit on the up.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.
Having last played in the Champions League in 2003/04, it's been a long, arduous wait to restore the club to its full vigour, but it all could have been so different, had the Magpies completed a shrewd swoop for a now imperious Premier League star.
Indeed, the Magpies were reportedly a whisker away from signing Egypt phenomenon Mohamed Salah in 2011, and by the player's own admission, it would have been a "dream" to join the Tyneside club.
Did Mohamed Salah nearly sign for Newcastle?
According to Salah – as relayed by Ahram Online in 2011 – Newcastle were interested in completing a transfer while the youngster plied his trade in his Egyptian homeland, with Al Mokawloon, but abandoned their pursuit for the unknown commodity, allowing Swiss side Basel to secure his services in 2012.
At the time, according to Football Transfers, Salah was worth around the £2m mark, although reports in Egypt, via the Chronicle, suggested a move broke down because Newcastle refused to pay an initial £500k loan fee.
It was a time of resurgence at St. James' Park, with Newcastle enjoying considerable success under the stewardship of Alan Pardew and barrelling into Europe with a fifth-placed finish, melding an all-timer partnership in Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse to great effect.
Salah, who was 19-years-old when he penned his thoughts on Newcastle's interest, would have been an up-and-comer, an exciting prospect utilised sparingly, rather than an unflappable starter on the right wing.
He said: “Newcastle will soon make an official offer to sign me for one season. I don’t think Contractors will refuse to let me play in the English Premier League.
“It’s a dream for any player to play in one of the strongest league competitions in the world.”
Ultimately, Salah made his rise elsewhere, with Newcastle perhaps opting to withdraw their offer due to the forward's poor finishing – funny that, eh?
How many goals has Mohamed Salah scored?
If Salah's finishing was once a problem, now it is the key to unlock any door. Once or twice, when the stars align, a comet will streak across the sky, leaving a trail of coruscating light, shining brighter than most and leaving onlookers gaping in awe.
Perhaps a digressive analogy, but Salah has indeed blitzed into prominence after a slow start to his career, glimmering as one of the eminent prodigies of his generation.
Leaving his homeland over a decade ago to commence his European career within rustic Basel, enveloped by vertiginous mountains, Salah started to demonstrate his budding qualities, posting 20 goals and supplying 17 assists across 79 matches before Chelsea came calling.
The Stamford Bridge side had warded off rival attention from Liverpool (they come in later) to sign Salah for an initial £12m, but his time in London was not as successful as hoped, bagging just two strikes across 19 outings; electric, incisive, hungry – the likes of Willian and Eden Hazard hindered the winger from getting a sniff.
Now, the 89-cap Egypt star – also his nation's record scorer (49) – is among the standout strikers of his generation, hailed as "one of the greatest of all time" by pundit Michael Owen.
Salah had spent the 2014-15 term on loan with fellow Serie A side Fiorentina – netting six times from 16 outings – before moving to Roma in a permanent deal in 2016 after spending the prior campaign on loan, where he would plunder 34 goals from 83 matches, starting to find his shooting boots with regularity.
Then came that fateful day, Liverpool signed Salah for £34m to hand him another shot at Premier League action after his first, inauspicious spell, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The £350k-per-week sensation is comfortably among the greatest players in Liverpool's history, and is arguably the greatest right winger of all-time in the Premier League, though that, admittedly, is subjective.
Regardless, he boasts 188 goals and 81 assists from just 309 outings for Jurgen Klopp's side, has won the whole gamut of silverware at Anfield (aside from the Europa League, which could tangibly be secured this year), wreaking havoc as the lynchpin of his outfit's attack.
How much is Mohamed Salah worth now?
As per FBref, the 31-year-old ranks among the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for goals, the top 9% for assists and the top 1% for touches in the attacking penalty area per 90, very much a menace in the final third.
He has been dubbed "world-class" by the likes of pundit and colour commentator Gary Neville, has twice been named African Footballer of the Year and has won the FIFA Puskas award.
The superlatives, perhaps, have run out. Nonchalant gait, tucked in on the wing, drop of the shoulder, on the swivel – and he's away, defenders eating dust.
So often has the 5 foot 8 speedster bested his man with his agility, elegance and deceptive strength; marrying that with his first-rate finishing, it's a recipe for disaster for defences across Europe.
The fact that Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad were desperate to sign him this summer, offering Liverpool £150m and hinting at an improved offer of £215m in the closing days of the transfer window, demonstrates just how mighty a player he has become.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
The riches of the Saudi Pro League have identified the attacker to headline their bumper roster of talent, raiding European outfits for their most prominent talents to craft the framework of a budding new super league.
To think that Newcastle were really in with a shot of signing the Premier League "legend" – as has been said by reporter DaveOCKOP – in his embryonic stage is remarkable, it was tantalisingly close.
Alas, it didn't happen, and while Newcastle are now destined for a date with Champions League football, acquiring Salah's skill set way back when could have resulted in a sustained place in continental competition under Pardew, perhaps rewriting the club's poignant story over the past ten years. He really is the one that got away.