Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the Premier League club announced Tuesday, after nine years at Anfield in which he has established himself as one of their greatest ever players.
The 33-year-old arrived at Anfield from Roma in 2017 and has made 435 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 255 goals. The Egyptian forward helped the club win two Premier League titles and a Champions League.
“Mohamed Salah is to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career with Liverpool Football Club at the end of the 2025-26 season,” Liverpool said in a statement.
“The forward has reached an agreement with the Reds that will see him close a remarkable nine-year chapter at Anfield.
“Salah expressed his wish to make this announcement to the supporters at the earliest possible opportunity to provide transparency about his future due to his respect and gratitude for them.”
Salah signed a two-year contract extension last April, tying him to the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.
However, his future was cast into doubt in December when he criticised the club and manager Arne Slot after being left out of the team for three successive matches, saying he had been thrown “under the bus” amid the team’s poor run of form.
He also suggested he had no relationship with Slot and questioned whether he would remain at the club through the January transfer window. He was subsequently left out of the squad for a Champions League match with Inter Milan.
But he was re-integrated back into the squad following the Africa Cup of Nations over the winter and has been a regular starter since.
“I wanted to start by saying that I never imagined how deeply this club, this city, these people would become part of my life,” Saha said n a video featuring highlights of his time with Liverpool posted on X, Salah said: Liverpool is not just a football club. It’s a passion, it’s a history, it’s a spirit. I can’t explain in words to anyone not of this club.
“We celebrated victory, we won the most important trophies and we fought together through the hardest time in our life. I want to thank everyone who was part of this club throughout my time here, especially the team-mates past and present.
“And to the fans, I don’t have enough words. The support you showed me through the best time of my career, and you stood by me in the toughest times. It’s something I will never forget and something I will take with me always.
“Leaving is never easy. You gave me the best time of my life. I will be always one of you. This club will always be my home, to me and to my family.
“Thank you for everything. Because of all of you, I will never walk alone.”
The Associated Press and PA contributed to this report.
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