Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season, the Egyptian international confirmed in an announcement that brought a mixture of pride and sorrow to supporters around the globe. The 33-year-old forward reached an agreement with the club to depart on a free transfer this summer, despite 12 months remaining on a contract worth approximately £500,000 per week. His departure represents one of the most significant player exits in Premier League history.
In nine seasons at Anfield, Salah achieved what very few players in the club’s long history have managed to match. He scored 255 goals in 435 appearances, making him the club’s third-highest scorer of all time. He won four Premier League Golden Boots and three PFA Player of the Year awards, and his contributions were instrumental in the club’s Champions League victory in 2019, two league title wins, and a host of other domestic honours. The impact he had on the club’s image and commercial profile globally was similarly transformational.
The farewell video Salah shared with supporters was intimate and sincere. He spoke of Liverpool not as a destination that he had visited but as a place that had become home in the truest sense. He thanked the fans for their loyalty across the seasons, described the club as a passion and a history unlike anything else in football, and closed his message with a direct reference to the club’s beloved anthem — a simple but deeply meaningful act of gratitude and connection.
This season produced one of its most notable controversies when Salah spoke publicly about the state of his relationship with manager Arne Slot in December. His claims — that communication between the two was virtually nonexistent and that he had been unfairly blamed for the team’s poor run of results — attracted enormous media coverage. He was subsequently dropped for a Champions League fixture but returned and remained one of the team’s most influential performers. His Champions League goal against Galatasaray, the 50th of his European career, placed him in the history books as the first African to reach that milestone.
His agent confirmed that no future destination has been decided. The football world will spend the next few months speculating about where Salah ends up — clubs from Saudi Arabia and across Europe are expected to compete for his signature. Liverpool, meanwhile, will have the opportunity to celebrate his legacy in the coming months. The send-off they give him will be one of the most emotional Anfield has witnessed in many years.