Italian football legend and Roma team, Francesco Totti, spoke of some of the secrets surrounding the transfer of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah in the summer of 2017 to Liverpool for 45 million euros. Totti said, according to the English newspaper "Express", that, contrary to the rumor, Salah did not pressure Roma to complete the deal and play for five years for Liverpool.

Totti, who played alongside Salah, said it was not surprising that Liverpool came asking to sign the Egyptian star after he scored 19 goals and passed 13 in his first season with Rome.

Totti confirmed that the Roma club was suffering from a suffocating financial crisis at the time, and he had no choice but to agree to the departure of Salah. Rome)".

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