And just like that, Mohamed Salah’s near decade in the north of England has come to an end. As he announced towards the end of last season, the Egyptian forward has officially
brought his nine-year spell at Liverpool to a close.
It has now been confirmed that the 34-year-old is set to join Turkish football club Trabzonspor on a permanent deal, with the move expected to keep him in Türkiye for the next two seasons. While the transfer has yet to be officially completed, the sports club confirmed in a statement that Salah has arrived to undergo his medical tests. Barring any last-minute complications, the move is expected to be finalized in the coming hours.
“The time and other details regarding the welcome program in Trabzon will be shared with the public through our club’s official communication channels during the day,” the statement read.
The move is feels surprising. While Salah may be entering the twilight of his career, he remains the kind of player capable of deciding matches in a matter of moments. If the motivation was purely financial, a move to Saudi Arabia would almost certainly have been more lucrative, while also offering the Egyptian icon the opportunity to play closer to home and cement his status as one of the region’s biggest sporting ambassadors. If the priority was competing for major honours, clubs such as Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, or Beşiktaş would have appeared more obvious destinations; which is precisely why Trabzonspor feels like such an unexpected choice.
Fresh off one of the most successful international campaigns in Egyptian football history, having helped secure the country’s first-ever World Cup victory and a maiden Round of 16 appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Salah likely still has a few seasons left at the highest level before retirement comes into view. Until then, he’ll be hoping to add one final chapter to an already glittering club career, even if it will now unfold on Turkey’s Black Sea coast.