Mohamed Salah agrees two-year deal with new club after emotional Liverpool exit

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SportFootballMohamed SalahAnfield's Egyptian King, who left Liverpool this summer on a free transfer, has finally found his next club after a move to Besiktas fell throughMohamed Salah is set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor and will pen a two-year deal.Salah left Liverpool at the end of last season following a trophy-laden nine years at Anfield, scoring 257 goals in 442 games for the Reds and cementing his place in club history. He brought the curtain down on nine incredible years at the club on the final day of last season in emotional scenes.He won the Premier League twice and Champions League once.

In the 2024-25 season, Salah scored 29 Premier League goals and provided 18 assists, equalling the league record for most goal involvements in a single campaign and setting a 38-game record. He was named Premier League Player ‌of the Season and won the Golden Boot and the Playmaker Award, becoming the first player to take all three in one campaign.But after signing a two-year contract to stay at Anfield, his final season saw his output diminish, with just seven goals and seven assists last term in 27 matches, while Arne Slot left him on the bench for a number of key matches.Ultimately, club and player decided to go their separate ways a year early.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageSaudi Arabia has long been seen as an option for Salah's next move, but he has instead prioritised a switch to Turkey.It originally looked as if Besiktas would win the race for his signature but they came out and declared that they wouldn't bend their wage structure to sign Salah and were unhappy with some of his demands.Now Trabzonspor have announced that Salah is due in Turkey today to complete a move, declaring: “Professional footballer Mohamed Salah, with whom we have begun transfer negotiations, will be at Istanbul Atatürk Airport General Aviation Terminal at 12:00 on Wednesday, August 5.“The player is scheduled to arrive in Trabzon on the same day in the evening hours. The time and other details regarding the welcome program in Trabzon will be shared with the public through our club’s official communication channels during the day."Separately, speaking to the broadcaster ⁠A Spor, the Trabzonspor chairman Ertugrul Dogan said that while the transfer was not yet completed, Salah is expected to arrive ⁠in Istanbul for his medical and then go to Trabzon to sign with the Black Sea side.He did not confirm ‌when the contract would be ‌signed, but said it would likely be on Thursday.Trabzonspor finished third last season, eight points off top spot, and have secured themselves a spot in next season's Europa League.