Rush: Salah worth more than Coutinho

LONDON: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (pic) is worth £200mil (RM1bil), according to club legend Ian Rush.

The Egyptian speedster, 25, has been in phenomenal form since his £36.9mil (RM200mil) move from Roma in the summer, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.

Salah has looked a completely different player to his sub-par stint at Chelsea – and now sits amongst the world’s elite with his scintillating play.

Speaking about Salah, Rush claimed: “There are two players who made first impressions when they first came – there was Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez.

“Salah has done exactly the same as that. What we have to be careful of now is nobody comes in and bids £200mil for him. That’s how good he is.

“I’ve seen this lad play, and apart from being a gentleman and down to earth, this lad can play. “He is quick, and when he gets in behind defenders ... if you weren’t looking properly, you’d say it could be Lionel Messi.

“He gets the ball down, nips in and it’s in with his left foot. That’s how good he is for me.”

Meanwhile, Rush had his say on Philippe Coutinho, who completed his move to Barcelona on Saturday.

The Liverpool legend claimed: “I’m pretty sure that if it wasn’t Real Madrid or Barcelona, Coutinho wouldn’t go anywhere. I wanted to see him stay until the end of the season.

“If we are going to get to the final of the Champions League or win the Champions League, we are going to need Philippe Coutinho.

“He’s a master in everything. But the money is big. We didn’t pay a lot for him and we’ve been offered a lot for him.” — The Sun, London