--- title: "Liverpool: Reds made Mohamed El Shenawy enquiry" canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-reds-made-mohamed-el-shenawy-enquiry/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Liam Togher" section: "Liverpool Football Club" published: "2019-08-07T21:25:33Z" modified: "2019-08-07T21:25:33Z" --- # Liverpool: Reds made Mohamed El Shenawy enquiry **Liverpool had made an enquiry to Egyptian club Al Ahly about the possibility of signing goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy prior to [signing free agent Adrian](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/359359-liverpool-fc-complete-signing-of-goalkeeper-adrian) this week.** [![Premiership Picks](https://cdn.footballleagueworld.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Premiership-Picks-Desktop.png)](https://premierpicks.uk/) [Read Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2019/08/07/liverpool-made-enquiry-for-mohamed-el-shenawy/) reported that the Champions League winners had made contact with Al Ahly about a possible transfer for the 30-year-old [Egypt international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/profil/spieler/134573), who could be available for as little as £3.5million. According to [Read Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2019/08/07/liverpool-made-enquiry-for-mohamed-el-shenawy/), two other Premier League clubs had also shown an interest in El Shenawy, with Arsenal and Aston Villa both monitoring the goalkeeper. It has been a busy week in the Liverpool goalkeeping department, with Adrian joining shortly after Simon Mignolet ended his six-year stay at Anfield by [leaving for Club Brugge](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/04/simon-mignolet-liverpool-club-brugge). ![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png) El Shenawy has spent his entire career in his homeland, turning out for [Al Ahly, Tala’ea El Gaish, Harras El Hodoud and Petrojet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573). In a [227-game club career](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573), he has conceded just under a goal per game ([220](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573)) and kept [90 clean sheets](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573) (39.6% of club appearances). He played [31 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573) for Al Ahly last season, recording [18 clean sheets](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573) (58% of appearances) and conceding just [18 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573) (0.58 per game). He was only beaten [11 times in 23 league games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134573), a concession rate of just 0.48 per game. His record at international level is [12 goals conceded in 14 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/nationalmannschaft/spieler/134573) (0.86 per game). This is reduced to [eight goals in 10 competitive caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/nationalmannschaft/spieler/134573) (0.8 per game) when friendlies are taken out of the equation. He was named the [official Man of the Match](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/06/18/egypt-goalkeeper-declines-budweiser-sponsored-man-of-the-match-trophy-at-world-cup/?noredirect=on) in Egypt’s 0-1 loss to Uruguay at last year’s World Cup, which was only his [fourth senior cap](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/70799.html). His penalty record is not so flattering, though, with only [five of 38 saved](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-el-shenawy/elfmeterstatistik/spieler/134573) (13.1%). In [six years at West Ham](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adrian/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/71271), Adrian conceded [215 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adrian/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/71271), only five fewer than El Shenawy in his whole club career. The Spaniard kept [43 clean sheets in 150 appearances for the Hammers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adrian/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/71271), conceding 1.43 goals per game and recording a 28.67% shutout rate. Adrian has the better penalty save record of the two goalkeepers, though, stopping [five of 22 spot kicks faced](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adrian/elfmeterstatistik/spieler/71271) (22.7%) and memorably [scoring the winning penalty in an FA Cup shoot-out win against Everton](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30705802) in 2015. He has made [seven errors leading to goals in the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/error_lead_to_goal) (one per 21.43 games), not a bad record considering that Alisson has had [three in 38 league games](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/error_lead_to_goal) for the Reds (one per 12.67 games). ![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png) While El Shenawy’s figures are clearly better on the surface than Adrian’s, they come with the caveat of playing in Egypt, whereas Adrian has spent his entire career in [La Liga and the Premier League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adrian/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/71271). Also, with Alisson being first choice, Adrian coming on board and Caoimhin Kelleher [due to come back from injury](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/355415-caoimhin-kelleher-injury-details), El Shenawy would likely find opportunities at Anfield extremely limited, so there seems no need for him to be added to Liverpool’s squad. ***Liverpool fans, what are your thoughts on the club’s enquiries about El Shenawy? Join in the discussion by commenting below!***