Mohamed Salah’s nine-year association with Liverpool Football Club will come to an end this summer, the Egyptian forward confirmed this week in a video announcement that moved supporters and teammates alike. The 33-year-old will exit on a free transfer this summer, with both the club and the player having reached a mutual agreement to part ways despite one year remaining on his contract — a deal worth approximately £500,000 per week, which made a fee-free exit financially sensible for both sides.
The numbers that define Salah’s career at Liverpool are almost too large to contextualise. He scored 255 goals in 435 appearances, placing him third on the club’s all-time scoring list across 134 years of history. He collected four Premier League Golden Boots, three PFA Player of the Year awards, and more than a handful of major trophies, including the Champions League, two league titles, the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup, and two League Cups. When Liverpool rejected a £150 million bid for him in 2023, it said everything about how central he was to the club’s ambitions.
The farewell video he shared with the world carried all the hallmarks of a man who genuinely meant every word. He described Liverpool as not just a club but a passion, a history, and a spirit. He thanked supporters for being there in the hardest moments and the most joyful ones, and he promised that the club would always be his home. The closing invocation of the club’s anthem was a quiet masterstroke — the perfect note for a man who has shared those words with supporters in the stands for nearly a decade.
The season has not been easy. A public dispute with Arne Slot in December — in which Salah questioned the quality of their working relationship and accused the club of treating him unfairly — drew global headlines. He was dropped from the Champions League squad for one fixture, briefly casting doubt on whether his Liverpool career might end prematurely. He was restored, and he delivered, including the Champions League goal against Galatasaray that established him as the first African player to reach 50 goals in that competition.
Robertson’s tribute captured the feeling inside the squad — one of deep respect for a player who never stopped demanding the best of himself and everyone around him. No future destination has been confirmed, with Salah’s agent deliberately non-committal. The summer transfer saga has begun, and it will be one of the most closely followed in years. But for now, the focus is on Salah’s final weeks at a club he helped define. His farewell to Anfield will be unforgettable.