Mohamed Salah: Former Liverpool forward set to join Turkish club Trabzonspor on free transfer after leaving Anfield

Mohamed Salah is set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor on a free transfer after mutually agreeing to terminate his Liverpool contract a year early. <p>Salah ended a nine-year spell at Anfield by cutting short the terms he had agreed in April 2025 after a difficult season for the 34-year-old, which saw him dropped and publicly fall out with then Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.</p><p>One of Liverpool's greatest players, Salah lifted seven major trophies during his time on Merseyside and left as the club's third-highest goalscorer, netting 257 in 442 games.<!--ScriptorStartFragment--></p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/TransfersSkySportsApp">Transfer Centre LIVE!</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11095/13108333/football-transfer-news-rumours-reports-and-gossip?inApp=true">Latest on YOUR PL club!</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-scores-fixtures">Premier League fixtures & scores</a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/FreePLHighlightsFirst">FREE PL highlights</a>▶️</strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">Latest Sky Sports deals</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream PL games with no contract</a>📺</strong></li></ul><p><!--ScriptorEndFragment--></p><p>He has long been a target for clubs in Saudi Arabia, and that appeared to be Salah's most likely destination when he delivered a bombshell interview after being dropped at Leeds last season.</p><p>It was less than three years ago that Liverpool rejected a £150m offer from Saudi club Al Ittihad for Salah. However, he is now set for a spell in the Turkish Superlig. Trabzonspor will enter the Europa League playoffs after finishing third last season.</p><widget id="5"></widget><h3>'Why has Salah chosen Trabzonspor'</h3><p><em>Former Premier League defender John Curtis speaking on Sky Sports News' Transfer Show: </em></p><p>"The obvious one is the money. I'm sure. I think it's rumoured to be 17m a year or something like that.</p><p>"So you know that translates to a little bit less maybe than he was earning at Liverpool, and probably significantly less than he could have got at or in Saudi Arabia.</p> <widget id="6"></widget><p>"It's very easy to play with top players. So, is this a step down? Obviously, those players are very good players, but most Salah is used to working with the very best, and that impacts you as a player. So, again, it becomes a little bit of a shock."</p> <widget id="1"></widget>