Mo Salah Or Leo Sayer? Statue Of Footballer Leaves Fans Chuckling

Oh dear ๐Ÿ™ˆ

A new statue of Liverpool striker Mo Salah has left fans chuckling โ€“ thanks to the fact it looks more like โ€™70s singer Leo Sayer.

The statue was unveiled in Salahโ€™s home country, Egypt, at the Sharm el Sheikh World Youth Forum over the weekend.

It (allegedlyโ€ฆ) depicts the Anfield star doing a goal celebration, with his arms facing the sky.

However, it didnโ€™t take long for Twitter users to suggest the sculptor may have accidentally paid tribute to another legend instead:

looks like Leo Sayer pic.twitter.com/OoECwZK7aA

โ€” Cรถl (@Colette_AFC) November 4, 2018

Why does this statue of Mo Salah look like Leo Sayer? pic.twitter.com/J3XZSMDe7m

โ€” Naby Katy (@whatkatydid_nxt) November 4, 2018

I think its great ... a statue for singer/song writer Leo Sayer is long overdue #mosalah pic.twitter.com/Td8nT4EeZh

โ€” Simon Watts (@SimonWattsHull) November 5, 2018

And itโ€™s not just Sayer who the statue bears a resemblance to โ€“ other fans have likened it to Marv from โ€˜Home Aloneโ€™ and cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead:

Once you've seen it you can't unsee it. Mo Salah's statue is a dead ringer for Marv. pic.twitter.com/CCNyU1rEzW

โ€” Jack (@cr0ssland) November 4, 2018

That new statue of Mo Salah looks familiar pic.twitter.com/W84D1nMZIk

โ€” Jamรฉs (@utdsupreme) November 4, 2018

the new mo salah statue #mosalah pic.twitter.com/CPsiVM5WLh

โ€” Z๐ŸŒŠ (@zadddylonglegs) November 4, 2018

Of course, itโ€™s not a conversation about bad football-related statues without mentioning the now infamous bust of Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled in March 2017.

What happened to that work of art, you ask? It was destroyed. Eeek.

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