Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of the season

Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season, bringing an end to his nine-year stay at the club.

Liverpool have confirmed an agreement has been reached with the 33-year-old Egypt international to exit Anfield in the summer despite his existing contract, signed last year, running through to the summer of 2027.

Salah will leave Liverpool as one of the club’s most decorated players, having won eight trophies, including two Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2019. He is third on the club’s all-time leading goalscorer list, having scored 255 times in 435 appearances, behind only Ian Rush (346 goals) and Roger Hunt (285).

“With plenty still left to play for this season, Salah is firmly focused on trying to achieve the best possible finish to the campaign for Liverpool and, therefore, the time to fully celebrate his legacy and achievements will follow later in the year when he bids farewell to Anfield,” a club statement read.

Salah was the Premier League’s top scorer and creator last season, providing 29 goals and 18 assists as Liverpool won the title in Slot’s debut season in charge.

However, his downturn in form this campaign has coincided with Liverpool struggling this term; Salah has scored five goals and provided six assists in 22 league appearances, and has 10 goals in all competitions.

In April last year, Salah ended a long-running saga over his future by signing a new deal with the Merseyside club through to 2027. The contract is worth more than £400,000 per week plus bonuses.

Salah’s future was cast into doubt earlier in the season following an incendiary interview after he was an unused substitute for December’s 3-3 draw at Leeds United, the third consecutive match in which he was not selected by head coach Arne Slot.

The Egypt international said he felt “thrown under the bus” by the club and said his relationship with Slot had broken down. He left the door open to a January exit and claimed he has been made a scapegoat for Liverpool’s struggles this season, insisting “someone does not want me in the club”.

Salah was subsequently left out of the Liverpool squad for the Champions League tie at Inter, which they won 1-0. The call was taken by sporting director Richard Hughes in conjunction with the club’s ownership and Slot.

The Liverpool head coach told a press conference before the Inter match that he had “no clue” if Salah had played his final game for the club. He said he was shocked by the claims that the pair’s relationship had broken down.

Salah, however, was reintegrated back into Liverpool’s team following this winter’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and has started 13 matches for the club since January 21.

Salah paid tribute to his team-mates and the Liverpool supporters as he announced his departure, describing the club as “a passion, a history, a spirit”.

“Unfortunately the day has come,” Salah said in a video posted on social media. “This is the first part of my farewell, I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

“I wanted to start by saying I never imagined how deeply this club, this city, these people, would become part of my life. Liverpool is not just a football club, it’s a passion, a history, a spirit, I can’t explain in words.

“To anyone not part of this club, we celebrated victory, we won the most important trophies and we fought together during the hardest time of our life.

“I want to thank everyone who was part of this club throughout my time here, especially my team-mates, past and present, and to the fans: I don’t have enough words.

“For the support you showed me through the best time in my career, and you stood by me in the toughest times, it is something I will never forget and will take with me always.

“Leaving is never easy, this will always be my home. You gave me the best time of my life, I will always be one of you. This will always be home to me and my family.

“Thank you for everything, because of all of you, I will never walk alone.”