The 33-year-old arrived from Roma in 2017 and has made 435 appearances for The Reds
Mohamed Salah applauds as he leaves the pitch after being substituted throughout Liverpool’s Champions League match towards Galatasaray. Picture: AFP
LONDON:
Mohamed Salah will depart Premier League champions Liverpool on the finish of the season, the Egypt ahead introduced on Tuesday as he began a farewell to what the membership stated had been 9 “illustrious” years at Anfield.
The 33-year-old arrived from Roma in 2017 and has made 435 appearances for Liverpool up to now, scoring 255 targets to be third on the membership’s all-time goalscorers chart behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.
Salah has gained 4 Premier League Golden Boots and starred for Liverpool in each their 2019/20 and 2024/25 title triumphs in addition to lifting the 2019 Champions League trophy.
His Liverpool honours additionally embody a Membership World Cup, UEFA Tremendous Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups.
Salah has scored simply 5 Premier League targets this season, in contrast with 29 in final time period’s title-winning marketing campaign.
His Anfield future grew to become the topic of intense hypothesis after a dramatic bust-up with Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot in December.
He accused Liverpool of throwing him “underneath the bus” after he was benched for 3 video games in a row and stated he had no relationship with the Dutch boss.
‘The day has come’
Salah, in a video on social media that includes highlights of his time with Liverpool, stated: “Hi there everybody. Sadly, the day has come.
“That is the primary a part of my farewell. I might be leaving Liverpool on the finish of the season.
“I wished to begin by saying that I by no means imagined how deeply this membership, this metropolis, these folks would change into a part of my life. Liverpool is not only a soccer membership.
“It is a ardour, it is a historical past, it is a spirit. I am unable to clarify in phrases to anybody not of this membership.”
Salah, who in widespread with many Liverpool gamers and workers was deeply affected by the demise of team-mate Diogo Jota in a automobile crash in July, added: “We celebrated victory, we gained an important trophies and we fought collectively by the toughest time in our life.
“I need to thank everybody who was a part of this membership all through my time right here, particularly the teammates previous and current.
“And to the followers, I haven’t got sufficient phrases. The help you confirmed me by the perfect time of my profession, and also you stood by me within the hardest instances. It is one thing I’ll always remember and one thing I’ll take with me at all times.
“Leaving is rarely straightforward. You gave me the perfect time of my life. I might be at all times one in every of you. This membership will at all times be my residence, to me and to my household.
“Thanks for the whole lot. Due to all of you, I’ll by no means stroll alone,” insisted Salah in a reference to the Liverpool followers’ anthem.
‘Good send-off’
Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, posted on X: “We have no idea the place Mohamed will play subsequent season. This additionally signifies that nobody else is aware of.”
Liverpool stated on their web site: “Mohamed Salah is to deliver the curtain down on his illustrious profession with Liverpool on the finish of the 2025-26 season.
“The ahead has reached an settlement with the Reds that can see him shut a outstanding nine-year chapter at Anfield.”
Salah was compelled off at Anfield final week after scoring in Liverpool’s 4-0 victory towards Galatasaray, which sealed their place within the Champions League quarter-finals.
Harm meant he missed fifth-placed Liverpool’s 2-1 loss at Brighton final weekend.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, in a column for the Each day Telegraph, stated Salah would purpose to go away in type with victory within the Champions League ultimate.
“Understanding Salah’s mindset and aggressive spirit, he might be setting his sights on the best of all doable goodbyes, inspiring his group to victory within the Champions League ultimate in Budapest,” stated Carragher.
“Don’t wager towards the proper send-off.”
