Liverpool FC have announced that Mohamed Salah will leave the Reds at the end of the season. This marks the end of a very successful era at Anfield.
After nine years, an era at Liverpool FC is coming to an end: Mohamed Salah will leave the Reds in the summer after scoring 255 goals in 435 games, with his contract actually running until June 30, 2027. Both the Egyptian and Liverpool confirmed the parting of ways on Tuesday. The news is said to have been made so early in the season at the player’s request “to create transparency”.
The striker arrived at Anfield from AS Roma in 2017 and went on to become one of the best players in the club’s history over the following decade. Thanks in part to his goals, Liverpool enjoyed a particularly successful period in which they won two league titles (2019/20 and 2024/25), the Champions League (2018/19), the Club World Cup (2020) and the UEFA Super Cup (2019/20), among others. With his 255 goals in 435 games, Salah is the third most successful striker in the Reds’ glorious history after Ian Rush (339 goals in 654 games) and Roger Hunt (280 goals in 483 games). He even scored the most goals for LFC in the Premiership era and is fourth on the all-time list with 191 goals behind Wayne Rooney (208), Harry Kane (213) and Alan Shearer (260).
“Unfortunately, the day has come. I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season,“ said the 33-year-old Salah in an emotional video posted via Instagram, emphasizing the special place the club and people of Liverpool have in his heart: ”First of all, I would like to say that I could never have imagined what a profound part of my life this club, this city, these people would become. Liverpool is not just a soccer club. It is passion. It is history. It’s a way of life. I can’t put it into words for anyone who isn’t part of this club.”
Emotional words from Salah
Salah then also referred to the great successes they have celebrated together (“We have won the most important trophies”) and, with regard to the tragic death of Diogo Jota in the summer of 2025, emphasized that they “fought together through the hardest time of our lives. I would like to thank everyone who was part of the club during my time here. Especially the players – past and present. And to the fans: I have no words. You supported me during the best time of my career and stayed by my side during the hardest times. That is something I will never forget and will always carry with me.”
Now, however, the time has come to say goodbye, and that is not easy. “Leaving is never easy. You have given me the best time of my life. I will always be one of you. This club will always be my home – for my family and me. Thank you for everything. I will never walk alone.”
For many years, Salah and LFC were a dream team, everything went like clockwork and almost seemed like a fairytale. But in December, there were clear cracks in the relationship. After coach Arne Slot had repeatedly dispensed with Salah, he expressed his displeasure publicly and was even dropped from the squad for the Champions League match at Inter Milan. After the “warning”, there was wild speculation about a possible departure of the Egyptian this winter, but it never came to pass. The club, coach and player apparently came together again, but not for too long, as they will now part ways.
Where Salah will move to in the summer is still unknown, although rumors of a move to Saudi Arabia have persisted recently. As the Reds emphasized, he still wants to focus on the rest of the season and finish it as successfully as possible with Liverpool.