Salah has netted 20 goals and provided eight assists in all competitions for Liverpool so far this season -the third consecutive campaign in which he has done so since his return to English football.
The 27-year-old recently scored his 70th Premier League goal in his 100th appearance for the Merseyside-based club.
Despite his stupendous goalscoring record, Salah has been widely slammed for his playing style and profligacy.
The former Chelsea man together with team-mate Sadio Mane have been linked with a big move away from Anfield, with clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona reportedly hoping to sway Liverpool with bids to sign the duo.
Hutchison believes Jurgen Klopp will do anything to keep his best talents, but insists Salah should be sacrificed if a sale has to be sanctioned, as the Egyptian ‘does the most basic things so bad.’
“I wouldn’t accept £140m for [Sadio] Mane, I wouldn’t, I disagree, I wouldn’t,” the 48-year-old said during a debate on ESPN.
“They’re the same age but it’s Mo Salah that I watch every single week, and his numbers are astonishing don’t get me wrong and you can’t take that away from Mo Salah but… you watch Mo Salah and the guy does genius things but he does the most basic things so bad it’s untrue.”
“He can’t pass a ball five yards, he seems to keep playing this ball where he tries to nutmeg everyone from whatever side he’s on, if he’s coming off the right flank onto his left, tries to play it to a striker through a body of players that’s never, ever on.”
“And you watch him and go ‘Surely this has been coached, surely Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff have tried to coach Mo Salah, and he does the basic things really badly, yet his numbers are frightening and he scores a ridiculous amount of goals in the Premier League and the Champions League.”
“So I would disagree, I think if you’re going to sell anyone and you had to sell one – don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t sell any if I was Jurgen Klopp – but if one was to go and you offered Mo Salah for someone like Jadon Sancho, I maybe would take that swap.”
