Salah: “I will leave Liverpool at the end of the season”. And here’s where he’s going to play

Mo Salah sits in his trophy room and sighs. Then, in the voice of someone who has something important and difficult to say, he begins to speak. “Hello everyone – he says in a video published on his social profiles -. Unfortunately the day has arrived: and this is the first part of my goodbye. I will leave Liverpool at the end of this season”. And in these few sentences, with the images of his triumphs that accompany him, he begins to close the most important chapter of his career, one of the best in the recent history of the Reds.

the message

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“I want to start by saying that I never imagined how deeply this club, this city and its people would become part of my life – says Salah, his voice tinged with sadness -. Liverpool is not just a club: it is passion, history, a spirit that is difficult to explain in words to anyone who is not part of this club. We have celebrated victories, we have won the most important trophies and we have fought together in the most difficult moments of our lives. I want to thank everyone who has been part of the club in my years here, especially my teammates yesterday and today. I have enough words to thank the fans, for the support they showed me in the best years of my career and for remaining by my side in the most difficult moments. It is something that I will never forget and that I will carry with me forever. It is never easy to leave. You have given me the best years of my life and I will always be one of you.

the club

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Salah’s announcement was immediately followed by Liverpool’s note, which highlights how the striker has reached a divorce agreement at the end of this season, bringing the curtain down on his 9 legendary years at Anfield. “Salah asked to make the announcement as soon as possible, to immediately give clarity on his future due to the respect and gratitude he has towards the fans. Until the end of the season, Salah remains focused on finishing in the best possible way: the moment to celebrate the legacy he leaves and his triumphs will therefore be at the end of the season, when he will actually say goodbye to Anfield.”

separation

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Having arrived in Liverpool in 2017 from Roma, after having also played in Italy with Fiorentina, at the end of last season Salah had signed a rich two-year renewal with the Reds, of which he is the third best scorer of all time (255 goals in 435 games), but this 2025-26 was his worst year ever at Anfield, tainted by the shock interview at the end of November in which, after three consecutive benches, he said he felt like the goat at fault for the situation, for no longer having a relationship with Arne Slot and for thinking that his days at Liverpool were practically over. The mediation of the agent and ownership and the days at the Africa Cup of Nations allowed the situation to be stabilized and Salah reinstated in the squad, but the relationship was now broken and player and club came to the decision to separate.

the future

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On June 15, Salah will turn 34, but he still feels like a top-level player, one capable of making a difference despite his 2025-26 haul between the Premier League and Champions League being 8 goals and 8 assists in 31 games, decidedly small for a player who only last season dominated the most difficult championship in the world with 29 goals and 18 assists, the best individual year in the modern history of the English tournament. For this season Salah is on the payroll for 13.2 million euros net plus 3 million in bonuses: at those figures only the Saudi League, which has had its eye on him for years and is ready to pay him as much as Cristiano Ronaldo, can afford it. Salah is the best footballer the Muslim world has ever produced and his enormous popularity would allow the Saudi Arabian championship to gain further showcase. As Mo said, today’s announcement in which he said goodbye to Liverpool at the end of the season is only “the first part” of his announcement. It will be him, free from constraints from those Reds in which he became a legend, to decide where to go.