3 weeks ago
Mohamed Salah joins Trabzonspor on two-year deal after Liverpool exit
Mohamed Salah is a very famous football player from Egypt.
He played for a big English club called Liverpool for nine years, joining from Italian club AS Roma in 2017.
He scored more than 250 goals and helped the team win many trophies, including the Champions League and the Premier League.
In his last year at Liverpool, he didn't play as often and had problems with the coach, so he and the club agreed to end his contract early.
Now he has signed to play for Trabzonspor, a football club in Turkey, for two years.
Trabzonspor has won Turkey's league championship seven times, most recently in 2022.
When Salah arrived in Istanbul, about 25,000 fans came to welcome him, and he said he had never seen anything like it.
The club will pay him a guaranteed £14.5 million a year, plus a signing fee and possible bonuses.
The club's president, Ertugrul Dogan, confirmed the signing.
Mohamed Salah signed a two-year free-transfer contract with Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor on Thursday.
Salah and Liverpool mutually agreed to end his contract a year early, closing his nine-year spell at Anfield.
Salah scored 255 goals in 435 appearances for Liverpool, with Sky Sports reporting 257 in 442, ranking third on the club's all-time scoring list.
His Liverpool honours include two Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup and two League Cups, plus four Premier League Golden Boots.
His final season was difficult, featuring limited playing time and a reported falling out with head coach Arne Slot, and he was greeted by 25,000 fans in Istanbul on arrival.
- Who
- Mohamed Salah, Egypt captain and former Liverpool forward; Trabzonspor, a Turkish Super Lig club; and former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.
- What
- Salah signed a two-year free-transfer deal with Trabzonspor after he and Liverpool mutually agreed to end his contract a year early.
- Where
- Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig; Salah was greeted by fans in Istanbul, and the move ended his stay at Anfield in Liverpool.
- When
- Signed on Thursday, following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
- Why
- Both parties agreed to an early end to the contract after a challenging final season in which Salah struggled for playing time and reportedly fell out with head coach Arne Slot.
Key facts
- Player
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt captain)
- New club
- Trabzonspor (Turkish Super Lig)
- Contract
- Two years, free transfer, signed on Thursday
- Previous club
- Liverpool (nine-year spell; deal ended a year early by mutual agreement)
- Salary
- £14.5m guaranteed per season (£8.5m salary + £6m signing fee) plus performance bonuses
- Image rights
- 20% share of revenue from Trabzonspor products tied to Salah
- Liverpool record
- 255 goals in 435 appearances (Sky Sports reported 257 in 442)
- Saudi interest
- Liverpool rejected a £150 million Al Ittihad bid in 2023
Quotes
Mohamed Salah
Egyptian forward who recently joined Trabzonspor
“I am very happy to be in this incredible atmosphere. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this before.”
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