Mohamed Salah future assessed after World Cup heartbreak and Liverpool exit

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Ramy Abbas, in that typically combative style he has established over time as Mohamed Salah's representative, was unequivocal online.Not once but twice, in fact, the Colombian solicitor has aggressively swooped in of late to dismiss the mountain of news stories about his client's post-Liverpool career.X, formerly Twitter, has been Abbas' preferred vehicle for his message, as it so often was during Salah's decorated nine years on Merseyside.The Egyptian's advisor was regularly the centre of attention for supporters and journalists alike during the Reds legend's time at Anfield, particularly around the times his contract status was a talking point.Abbas might have been forgiven for thinking a Liverpool exit for Salah would have led to more placid waters on social media.But it seems the desire to know the 34-year-old's next move is as intense as it was in 2022 and 2025, when his terms were the source of overwhelming speculation at Anfield.So just where is Salah going next then? Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that’s about it."Since the end of the season, Salah has preferred to concentrate on Egypt's World Cup campaign rather than where he will be playing his club football later this year.It was an understandable stance given the importance of representing your nation at a tournament held just once every four years.For someone of Salah's influence and importance to the Pharaohs, it makes total sense that his focus on events in the United States, Canada and Mexico would be absolute.But with Egypt exiting the competition in heartbreaking - and somewhat controversial - fashion to world champions Argentina in a World Cup classic in Atlanta on Tuesday, attention is now expected to return to Salah's next destination.Fenerbahce's now former executive, Ertan Torunogullari, has perhaps been the most outspoken about plans to recruit the biggest free agent in football this summer.Torunogullari was a key figure in the setup under Sadettin Saran, the club's president who stepped down last month, and their public confidence that Salah would sign for them certainly piqued interest earlier this summer.“He was very keen on coming to Turkey.

“We had established common ground with him on many issues, including his salary."I believe that if the new management makes such a request, Salah will wear the Fenerbahce jersey. We would be happy to work with the new management on the negotiations.”It would be a major shock if Salah was to pitch up in Turkish football at this stage and perhaps Abbas' firm posts can be taken as an indirect dismissal of Fenerbahce.Some former team-mates have privately expressed their belief that Salah could pitch up in MLS to become the latest high-profile recruit in a league that is also home to Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Son Heung-Min.San Diego FC, whose ownership group is led by British-Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, could be a potential option."He’s a great player, he’s a great professional, he’s maintained his athleticism and his professionalism," Mansour was quoted as saying in March."But the way we manage San Diego Football Club, like any business I manage, I have people that are responsible."In the management, we have Tyler Heaps, who’s a great sporting director, we have Mikey Varas, who’s a great coach - they’re the ones that will decide these things."Of course, we have to see how the fit is with the style of play we have."He’s done amazing things for Liverpool.

He’s world class."As an Egyptian, my origin is Egyptian, I’m a British citizen now, I’m proud to be British also, it means a lot to me to see somebody that has maintained that level of professionalism."The Saudi Pro League, however, could yet win out in the tug-of-war to secure one of the game's biggest stars to what will no doubt be an eye-watering contract.It's three years now since Fenway Sports Group president, Mike Gordon turned down an offer worth up to £150m for Salah from Al-Ittihad, one of the four clubs owned by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.The offer was said to have been rejected politely but decisively. And even with the astronomical figure at the forefront of the debate, it's difficult to say it was the wrong decision given what followed.In the three seasons that came after Gordon's rejection, Salah scored 71 goals and provided 46 assists, including one of the finest individual campaigns in the Premier League's history as Arne Slot's Reds swept to the title in 2025.A return to Italy, where Salah has previously turned out for Fiorentina and Roma, is a possibility, particularly if he is not ready to walk away from Champions League football, which is the world's most glamorous and gilded club competition.The slower pace of Serie A and Italian football's general willingness to invest heavily in players in the autumn of their career means he is likely to have options there.Right now, though, Salah, who was greeted by hundreds of Egypt fans outside the team's hotel in Atlanta on Tuesday night after their World Cup exit, is still coming to terms of his country's departure at the last-16 stage.The internal attention inside the Salah camp will soon turn towards the matter of gainful employment once more, however, and it will likely to be a forthright post from Abbas that will confirm so.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!