Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar has doubled down on comments made earlier this year that he does not rate Mohamed Salah despite the Al Nassr scoring three goals this season.
Speaking to 90football, the 30-year-old attacker reaffirmed his opinion that he is not impressed with the Liverpool superstar’s qualities, with the attacker stating that he could do what the Egyptian international does if he had the chance to play for a big club.
Aboubakar said: “I understand people’s attitudes. He’s one of the best in the Premier League. It makes sense that when you go on about a player like that, people will talk. But I did say that it was my opinion, my point of view. I don’t care if people don’t like it, I’m not impressed by him. I can do what he does. I just don’t have the opportunity to play in a big club.”
The comments come months after Aboubakar first revealed that he is not a big fan of Salah despite the winger bagging 31 goals in all competitions as Liverpool came within a point of the Premier League title and lost the UEFA Champions League final in a narrow 1-0 loss to Real Madrid having already won the FA Cup and League Cup.
As you can expect, the new slate of comments from Aboubakar have not gone down well with supporters, and the forward’s own record this season proves that the Cameroon striker is in no position to question Salah’s abilities given how impressive the Liverpool star has one again been this season.
Aboubakar’s dig at Salah is beyond reasoning
Players have pokes at fellow athletes is nothing knew in football, yet Aboubakar’s drama with Salah is one that goes beyond simple reasoning given how successful the Liverpool star has been since returning to the Premier League and the countless records the attacker has set during his time on Merseyside.
Indeed, Salah has been a revelation for Liverpool since signing for the Reds in 2017, and Aboubakar’s comments are disrespectful towards an attacker who has changed the Premier League for the better as well as made Jurgen Klopp’s side the juggernauts they are today,
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