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Mohamed Salah is leaving Liverpool after a legendary nine seasons at the club.
Salah, the third-highest goalscorer in Liverpool’s history, has confirmed he will bid farewell to Anfield at the end of the campaign, where he won two Premier Leagues, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Club World Cup.
His departure comes less than a year after he penned a two-year contract extension which kept him at the club beyond a sensational 2024/25 season, which saw him equal the Premier League record for goal involvements in a single term as Liverpool topped the table.
But after a huge drop-off in form this term – netting just five league goals in 22 matches – the 33-year-old Egyptian will seek pastures new in the summer. Here’s where he could end up:
Saudi Arabia
The obvious option for Salah would be to finally complete his touted “dream move” to Saudi Arabia – and while any of the state-owned clubs – including Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli – could theoretically put in a bid for the Egyptian, our money would be on Al-Ittihad, who have a historic interest in the player. They put in a late £150m bid for the winger at the end of the 2023 summer transfer window, which the Reds rejected. Now looks like the perfect time to reignite their interest, with the player set to be available as a free agent.
MLS
Salah could alternatively choose the more traditional route for ageing players and make a move to MLS – and The Independent understands this is currently seen as the most attractive choice. Inter Miami would be a very realistic destination given their proven ability to attractive worldbeaters, with Salah potentially set to join duo Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in seeing out their career on American soil. But David Beckham’s club aren’t the only side with pulling power. Antoine Griezmann just made the move to Orlando City – their biggest signing since Kaka a decade ago – after the likes of Heung-min Son and Thomas Muller moved to LAFC and the Vancouver Whitecaps respectively last summer. After he captains Egypt stateside at this year’s World Cup, could Salah be the next US-bound superstar?
Paris Saint-Germain
Salah is not necessarily nailed on to move to a so-called “retirement league”, with his desire to keep playing at the top level of football previously being a key reason why he chose not to move to Saudi Arabia those years ago. If that’s still the case, PSG would have the funds to accommodate his undoubtedly eye-watering wage demands and could be a potential suitor.
Real Madrid
LaLiga juggernauts Real Madrid are another team who have long been linked with a move for Salah, rumours that came about mainly during his prime. Saying that, there were tenuous reports as recently as this January that claimed Salah had “offered” to the club in the wake of an injury sustained by Kylian Mbappe. There is almost certainly not even a grain of substance to this specific rumour – but maybe, on a free, Real could see value in a move in the coming months.
Inter Milan
Alternatively, Salah could return to an old stomping grounds of sorts, having rebuilt his name in Italy’s top-flight with Fiorentina and Roma after his failed Chelsea move. Inter Milan are the top dogs in Serie A at the moment but Napoli have shown they can house ageing Premier League icons, with Kevin De Bruyne flourishing at the club this season.
Galatasaray
Somewhere in the middle of European elite and “retirement league”, Salah could opt for a lucrative move to Turkey, which would allow him to still play in the Champions League. In what has been a pretty underwhelming campaign for the Egyptian, Salah produced one of his performances of the season to help dump Galatasaray out of that competition – might that have convinced them to move for him?
