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Barcelona and Real Madrid will come for Mohamed Salah... and Liverpool will struggle to keep him - Mido

Barcelona and Real Madrid are continuing to monitor Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, according to fellow Egyptian Mido.

Salah enjoyed a record-breaking return to the Premier League with 32 goals, banishing the memories of his brief unhappy stint with Chelsea, as Liverpool reached the Champions League final.

After a slow start Salah is starting to rediscover his scoring touch, providing seven goals and three assists his last six games, and Mido expects Spain's big two to come calling in the summer.

"You never know in football," Mido said on CNN. "If Barcelona or Real Madrid come for you your head is going to flip, all the players are like that.

"Barcelona and Real Madrid are different – no disrespect to Liverpool.

"I think Barcelona and Real Madrid were waiting to see how Salah would do this season; they don’t buy players after only one good or great season.

"I think if Salah scores 25-plus goals, I think they will come for him and it will be difficult for Liverpool to keep him."

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