🔥🏟️‘I Played With Salah at Chelsea – Here’s What the Dressing Room Said After he Left’

Chelsea have long struggled to strike a balance between burning through money and knowing when to trust the talent already at their fingertips. If it wasn’t painfully clear from letting Kevin De Bruyne slip through their grasp, then Mohamed Salah’s departure in 2014 serves as another glaring reminder.

It’s as if they’ve been throwing a fishing line into a sea of potential, only to reel in empty hooks.For reasons unknown, the Egyptian international struggled to adapt to life in West London.

Under the guidance of the esteemed Jose Mourinho, the quick-footed winger made just 19 appearances for the club, with only two goals and three assists to show for his efforts. This laboured return failed to convince the club’s decision-makers to grant him more playing time, especially in a squad already vying for silverware on multiple fronts.

Interestingly, Salah has wasted no time proving he was one of the best in the business since departing Stamford Bridge. A brief loan at Fiorentina quickly turned into a permanent move to Roma, and by 2025, the prolific winger is eyeing the Ballon d’Or after an eighth successive season with 10+ goals and 10+ assists across all competitions, highlighting just how far he’s come.

Yet, the question has always lingered: what did his Chelsea teammates think at the time? Thanks to Cesc Fabregas, that mystery has finally been solved.

Fabregas Details Dressing Room Atmosphere Around Salah Departure

Salah’s loan spell at Fiorentina proved to be the making of the Egyptian as he earned regular first-team chances, scoring nine goals along the way. And one strike in particular caught the eye of his former teammates at Stamford Bridge.

Fabregas was one of the players in the Blues dressing room at the time, having seen the Egyptian fail to make the grade.But after scoring a wondergoal while with La Viola, Salah was the talk of the town back at his parent club. “He’s a very special talent.

I played with him at Chelsea for six months. He is a top guy as well and has a good mentality. I am happy for him as he is a very, very hard worker. He believed in his talent, went away and found his way,” he told the Planet Premier League podcast in January 2024, as per the Mirror.

“Now he is showing everyone how good he is. Maybe it was lack of chances [at Chelsea]. You could see his trends. You could see he was quick. You could see that he was attacking the spaces.

But then when he had one against ones, maybe he was not as strong as he is now. He was not so prolific in front of goal. Players need chances, they need someone to believe in you and he’s had that at Liverpool.

“He had that at Fiorentina where he went on loan for six months to show how good he is. I remember a solo goal he did there as soon as he arrived. We were all in the dressing room ‘Oh my God did you see Mo’s goal? He never did that here!’ We we

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