Mohamed Salah's private message to Micah Richards about Liverpool emerges
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Mohamed Salah spoke about his desire to be a Liverpool legend before joining the Reds, and the Egyptian even told former Fiorentina teammate Micah Richards about his Anfield ambitionsMohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season(Image: Getty Images)Mohamed Salah has achieved his lifelong "dream" of becoming a Liverpool icon.Salah, 33, confirmed on Tuesday that he will depart the Reds at the end of the season. He arrived at the club from Roma in 2017 and has since cemented his status as one of their all-time greats, netting 255 goals in 435 appearances and lifting seven major trophies.However, when he signed for Liverpool nine years ago, Salah confessed it was a "dream" to make the move to the Reds.
It was a dream for me when I was young to play here one day.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher not interested in being part of Anfield sendoff for Mohamed SalahREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher risks wrath of Cristiano Ronaldo again with Mohamed Salah claim"When I had the chance to come, I was thinking about whether I should stay in Rome or move here, but because when I was young, it was a dream to me, I took the decision to come back."I would play as Liverpool on the PlayStation, so I am happy to be here now. I was seven or eight years old, so I was playing just to enjoy myself."I'm always looking for where I can improve myself, so here, because of the city, because of the fans, you can feel the emotions and everyone wants to win something.
Everyone is happy for me, and I can feel that, even in the friendly games.Micah Richards played alongside Salah at Fiorentina(Image: Getty Images)"I am very happy to be here, and I would like to help the team, so I am very excited to start in the Premier League games, and I think we can win something this year together."Then, in 2023, former Manchester City defender Micah Richards disclosed that Salah confided his ambition to become a Liverpool icon during their time as teammates at Fiorentina.Salah and Richards shared the 2014-15 campaign in Florence, contributing to La Viola's commendable fourth-place finish and qualification for the Europa League.Writing three years ago, Richards revealed in his Daily Mail column: "It was always Mo Salah's dream to be a Liverpool legend. I played with him at Fiorentina and when we used to go out for coffee, he talked about his ambition to move to Anfield eventually."I knew when Liverpool signed him in 2017, they had a superstar in the making, but even I've been stunned by the number of goals he has scored."It's fair to say Salah has achieved his goal of becoming a Liverpool icon.