That is according to German news outlet Sport Bild as they
claim the Egypt international is one of two other targets for the Blues
alongside Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland and Inter Milan striker Romelu
Lukaku.
Whilst the latter pair have been tipped for a move to
Chelsea in recent weeks, Thomas Tuchel's 'transfer decision' to include Salah
on his shortlist will come as a surprise to many.
After all, the 28-year-old plays for a rival club and it
seems unlikely that Liverpool would want to do business with a potential
competitor for the Premier League title next season.
Not to mention strengthening Chelsea and harming their own
chances of reclaiming the Premier League crown.
With that said, Salah was on the books at Stamford Bridge
between 2014 and 2016, but made just 19 appearances before rebuilding his
career in Serie A with Fiorentina and Roma.
Since returning to England in the summer of 2019, Salah has
become one of the most prolific goalscorers across the entire division and is
just seven shy of 100 Premier League goals for Liverpool.
As a result, it is safe to say he has achieved what he set
out to do - prove Chelsea wrong.
"I know from the first day I wanted to do something
different, something special," he said in 2018. "I was here with
Chelsea, didn't get my chance, and then came back. I wanted to show everyone my
football.
"I didn't play. You can see by the numbers. I didn't
have my chance, but you can see when I did get my chance I proved some people
wrong."
Such comments would suggest that Salah has used his Chelsea
experience as motivation to reach the next level rather than put himself in the
shop window for a potential return.
Meanwhile, Tuchel has backed Timo Werner to improve next
season with or without any new signings.
"You will not find one manager who will not add a 20-goal
striker to his squad. I cannot have enough of them, if you can guarantee
that," the Chelsea boss told Sky Sports.
"But this is what Chelsea bought, they bought Timo
Werner and he is a 20/30-goal striker a year. Now he is struggling a little
bit, for the first time in his career.
"I have known him since he was 17. He scored every year
in youth football. When he was 16 he played under-18, when he was 17 he played
under-19 and he never stopped scoring.
"In any transfer, there are risks of adaptations,
change of country, change of mentality.
"It needs time. It's not a puzzle where you identify
one piece and you go out and find the exact piece, it's more than that and
that's why there is no rush and no panic."
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