I remember when Chelsea signed Salah, it seemed at the time Mourinho didn't even want him and Chelsea didn't need him but they bought him just so Liverpool didn't get him. He was never given a decent chance and moved on quite quickly.

It all turned out for the best though as he finally made it to Liverpool and has been tremendous.

It's been a thing with Chelsea for years they seem to buy players they don't necessarily want or need with the hope of loaning them out to develop then selling them for a profit.

It's actually worked for the most part as they have sold a lot of players on for big profit but has also backfired a few times where the players like Salah and De Bruyne have developed further into world class players and ended up at rival clubs.