Liverpool officially confirm 12 exits including Mohamed Salah and Barcelona hero
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Liverpool have officially confirmed that 12 players will leave the club after their contracts expired. 16:25, Tue, Jun 9, 2026 Updated: 16:28, Tue, Jun 9, 2026 Mohamed Salah is leaving Liverpool (Image: Getty)Liverpool have announced that 12 players are set to depart the club this summer, among them first-team regulars Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate.
The North London outfit announced that the full-back will complete his switch to the capital following a trophy-laden stint at Anfield upon the expiry of his contract this month.The 32-year-old will join up with Roberto De Zerbi after the World Cup, where he will captain Scotland at the major tournament for the first time since 1998.Andoni Iraola will get an initial glimpse of his new squad when they report back for pre-season next month, but he will be without three key figures under Klopp and Slot as they depart for pastures new.The Spaniard has offered fresh hope to the emerging talent at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby, revealing during his first interview with the club's in-house media team that their youngsters will be given chances in pre-season.He said: "For me right now, I think it's more than talk to the players. I want to talk to the staff, to the people that were here every day, that know very well the players, to arrive as ready as possible to that first day of pre-season.
Trending "I think especially with a lot of those young players that will do the pre-season with us, a lot of things about the organisation, about the staff, about how we can create the best atmosphere, the best environment so when they arrive [on] day one, everyone feels everything is in place and we can do this process of adaptation, that it will take some time as soon as possible."Kareem Ahmed heads the list of youngsters departing the club, with Emmanuel Airoboma, DJ Bernard, Josh Davidson, Terence Miles and Jacob Poytress also set to leave.Balagizi made two appearances on the first-team bench throughout his Liverpool career, serving as an unused substitute during the Reds' domestic cup double in 2022, in victories over Shrewsbury and Norwich.Cannonier has brought the curtain down on his Liverpool career, half a decade after putting pen to paper on his first professional contract at the club. I don't know if he's an Academy player or not, but the kid knew what he was going to do."