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Fiorentina signing Salah: I won't return to Chelsea

Fiorentina loan signing Mohamed Salah has no plans to return to parent club Chelsea.

The Egyptian moved to Florence on Monday.

"At the moment I don't intend to return to Chelsea," Salah said at his official presentation.

"I want to do well with Fiorentina. I spoke with [Chelsea manager Jose] Mourinho and told him I wanted to leave Chelsea and he was fine.

"The Italian League is of a high standard, I think that those [such as Cuadrado] do it simply to broaden their horizons and have new experiences.

"Cuadrado is a great player, I respect him a lot. I know he was well-loved in Florence, and I hope that I too can soon win a place in their [the fans'] hearts.

"Serie A players who have inspired me? Above all [Francesco] Totti, [Alessandro] Del Piero and [Gabriel] Batistuta, but many others too."

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