Is Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah worth Fiorentina fuss?

The latest reports from Italy indicate Serie A giants Roma (7/1 with Coral to win Serie A) are inching closer to cementing a loan deal with Chelsea for Egypt international Mohamed Salah, including an option to buy the winger next summer.

The wideman’s mooted move has caused much clamour and controversy, however, with former loan club Fiorentina’s nose seemingly put out of joint after Salah turned down the chance to rejoin them for another season.

Viola in fact, were reportedly ready to take legal action over the perceived interruption of their loan agreement and scupper a rumoured switch to Inter Milan, but are believed to be open to putting the kerfuffle aside if they receive another leased player in compensation.

A previous club statement said: “we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyers…the loan agreement runs until June 30th 2015 with the possibility of extending the deal for the 2015/16 season and a further option of making the transfer permanent,” which all sounds quite serious.

The Tuscan club were apparently not keen on Salah returning to play for a rival in Serie A, though press suggested the Giallorossi were offering forward Mattia Darmian to Viola to grease the deal, with all parties said to be eager.

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However, Napoli have now thrown a late spanner in the works with their interest in the attacker, and could tempt Salah with higher wages than their Roman rivals, while also approaching the Blues with a better offer closer to their apparent asking price of €25m.

Should the Campania club win the race for the Egyptian, full back Camilo Zuniga could head to Florence instead, yet Salah’s lawyer recently said ““[he] does not want to go to Napoli.”

Coral writers are no mathematicians, but Napoli’s involvement makes it five clubs embroiled in the transfer saga overall. Is Salah’s talent deserving of such a scramble for his services?