Mohamed Salah has offered some words of advice to reported Liverpool target Vinicius Junior in Marca, ahead of the summer transfer window.
Diario Madridista said two months ago that Liverpool are still watching the £39 million winger (BBC Sport), as they weigh up a summer move for the Brazilian.
Vinicius clearly has a great deal of potential, with his trickery catching the eye in a Real Madrid shirt.
However, the 20-year-old has come in for some criticism in certain quarters for lacking end product.
Madrid’s demanding fan-base are hoping that Vinicius starts hitting the back of the net more often.
But Liverpool’s Salah insists that the youngster will come good in time, as long as he keeps working hard.
“I don’t think you have to worry about him (Vinicius),” Salah said.
“I wasn’t a natural goalscorer, but I had to work really hard. I remember when I was at Basel and couldn’t score many goals. Then I went to Chelsea, Fiorentina, Roma… I did a lot of work with [Luciano] Spalletti [at Roma].
“Almost every day after training, he would call me over and we would be on the pitch alone and we’d just do shooting, shooting, shooting.
“I also built a pitch in my garden at home to work on my finishing.
“[Vinicius] just needs to keep working, working, working and it will come.
“With the opportunities he has, it has to come eventually. He just needs to work hard and it will come naturally.”
Vinicius has just three goals to his name in the league, which puts him way behind Salah in the scoring charts.
The wide-man could still be an exciting addition to Liverpool’s attack though.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are thought to want to freshen up their forward line-up next term.
And with Vinicius’ speed and dribbling skill, they could be an even greater threat on the counter attack, especially if he becomes the goalscorer that Salah predicts he will.
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