BREAKING: MO SALAH TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL

Mo Salah confirms Liverpool exit in official statement

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Salah released a statement on Tuesday 24 March, confirming that his successful nine-season spell with the club will finally come to an end.

The Egyptian signed for the Merseyside club from AS Roma in June 2017 for an initial £34 million, before going on to win two Premier League titles, one UEFA Champions League, among other honours.

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Is he destined for the CCS?

MO SALAH :

HONOURS:
Premier League (2020, 2025), Champions League (2019), FA Cup (2022), League Cup (2022), Club World Cup (2019), Super Cup (2019), Community Shield (2022).

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Brilliant player but they should have let him go last season when he was messing them about to get a big contract.

He hasn't looked like someone who wants to be there this season, especially when he publicly criticised their manager.

I'm sure he'll get a nice big last paycheck in Saudi.

Saudi level now

Saudi level now

Have you seen the Saudi League?

It’s a decent standard and (money talks) getting better!

Wouldn't get in bbm squad anyway doesn't work hard enough

No CR7...

Is he destined for the CCS?

Liverpool have paid his contract off and he's signed for us for the last 7 games

Is he destined for the CCS?

He’d be a decent impact sub, coming off the bench when opposition are getting a bit leggy.

Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly the first place to consider as his most likely destination.

There is the obvious link with Salah widely seen as a poster boy for both the Middle East and Arab world and such a connection will be massive.

In Saudi's eyes, Salah is a huge asset as the number one Muslim footballer in the world and, in that sense, it is a no-brainer.

In 2023, Al-Ittihad made a £150m bid that was turned down by Liverpool.

This was in Jurgen Klopp's final season before Arne Slot took over and guided the Reds to the Premier League title, fuelled by Salah's incredible season of goals and assists.

So what might the options be in the Saudi Pro League (SPL)?

The 'big four' of Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr, who are owned by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), know the impact Salah could have on the league as a global product.

Away from these clubs, Al-Qadsiah, who are managed by former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, are backed by Aramco, Saudi's oil company, and may well be interested.
With Salah now able to move for a free, that interest will certainly not dwindle and at 33, the SPL will be licking its lips at the prospect of having Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo at the same. But can the league afford him?

"Without a doubt," says football finance expert Kieran Maguire. "They're paying Cristiano Ronaldo £170m a year. Salah's currently on £20m a year so finances won't be an issue.

"The key thing is whether Salah thinks it's the right decision and, of course, you have to take into account the current situation with the conflict in the Middle East.

"Things might have calmed down by the summer but that will be a factor at play too."

Could Salah follow in the footsteps of Lionel Messi and head to the United States?

The wages would not be as big as in Saudi Arabia but he would still earn a hefty sum.

The MLS has a wage cap but also the Designated Player rule – known as the David Beckham rule – that allows teams to buy star players. This has been used before for the likes of Beckham, Messi and Luis Suarez.

Messi earns $20m at Inter Miami, around £15m, but is paid between $70 million and $80 million a year when you take into account the player's ownership shares.

In December, MLS commissioner Don Garber publicly encouraged Salah to consider a move to the US, external.

"Obviously...we'd welcome him with open arms," he was reported to have said at the time.

"I'd say he should reach out to Leo [Messi] and reach out to [former Germany international] Thomas Muller and see how happy they've been and how successful they've been and how much they've really embraced being in Major League Soccer."

Inter Miami have the biggest wage bill in the MLS at $48.98m, considerably bigger than the rest of the league. Toronto FC, Los Angeles FC and LA Galaxy come next.

In a year where the MLS will be trying to extend its footprint off the back of a home World Cup, having an asset like Salah would be huge for the league in both a reputational and commercial sense.

"The Messi deal is intriguing because it includes massive links with brands like Adidas and Apple - it's far more complex than just football so everything is negotiable," says Maguire. "If somebody puts forward an actual project to Salah, then that could be interesting, whether that's the SPL or the MLS."