James Horncastle: What intrigues me about new Liverpool signing

James Horncastle admits he is intrigued to see how Jurgen Klopp intends to use his new summer signing Mohamed Salah.

The 25-year-old winger completed a record move to the Anfield outfit on Thursday evening after weeks of speculation linking the versatile player with a move to Liverpool.

Salah is thought to have put pen to paper on a long-term deal with Liverpool after securing a reported £39m switch to the Merseyside outfit from AS Roma.

The former Chelsea player will challenge Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana for a place in Klopp’s starting line-up.

Salah will provide the Liverpool boss with greater squad depth heading into the new campaign with the prospect of more fixtures following their Champions League qualification.

However, Serie A expert Horncastle doesn’t expect Salah to be merely a squad player given the size of the Egypt international’s transfer feee.

Speaking to Football Weekly podcast about Liverpool’s new signing and his prospects at Anfield, Horncastle said:

“The curious thing is where he will fit in at Liverpool.

“At Roma, he plays on the right side. Sadio Mane plays there for Liverpool. A lot of people looking forward to seeing them play together. It’s just a matter of where.

“He hasn’t been signed to add depth to the Liverpool side. You don’t sign players for 50m euros to be a squad player.”

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