Liverpool will not sell star Salah even if Real Madrid come calling (Daily Mail)

Liverpool have no intention of selling Mohamed Salah this summer and will robustly turn away any unwanted interest in their talisman.

The Egypt international's incredible debut season at Anfield has catapulted him into the top bracket of players and he has been linked at varying times with Real Madrid, ever since head coach Zinedine Zidane was asked about what he thought of Salah at the Club World Cup last December.

Salah signed a four-year contract, worth more than £90,000 per week, when he moved to Liverpool last summer and Real would have no hesitation in offering him dramatically increased terms if they were given any encouragement that there was an opportunity to buy the 25-year-old.

But Liverpool, who lost Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona in the January, are adamant that Salah is critical to everything they are trying to achieve and there is no figure that would persuade them to let a player whom they signed for £39.6million leave.

Any enquiries for Salah, who has scored 36 goals and is a contender to win the PFA Player of the Year award, will be dealt with firmly and emphatically told he is not for sale.

It is Jurgen Klopp's intention to build on what he already has at Anfield - Napoli midfielder Jorginho would be on his wish list - and his only interest is recruiting aggressively.

He said before Liverpool faced Manchester United earlier this month that he will not flinch if it comes to spending big to get the players he wants.