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Published 10:07 27 Apr 2018 BST
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"Had we not done that, we probably wouldn’t be here playing the semi-final of the Champions League as we had Uefa closely monitoring us.
"We had to take an offer before the end of the month. He wanted to leave, but we would have kept him if the regulations weren’t against us.
"When I arrived, the offer [from Liverpool] was €30m (£26m) but we managed to get it up to almost €50m (£43m) with bonuses. That is what we could do. The market then went crazy with Neymar, Coutinho and Dembele."
After an incredible eight months, Salah finds himself in the Ballon d'Or discussion, having already picked up the PFA Player of the Year award last week.
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The 25-year-old punished his former club on Tuesday with a first-half brace in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, which finished 5-2.
Salah will return to the Stadio Olimpico next Wednesday with the hope that Roma can't pull off a repeat of their Champions League quarter-final heroics against Barcelona.
"He’s had an extraordinary season. Of course, people have questioned why we sold him. We congratulate Liverpool for buying him," Monchi added.
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