Mohamed Salah’s Future in Question
An Egyptian official has revealed that European football giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have made offers to sign Mohamed Salah for the next season. The forward, who has been with Liverpool for nine years, is set to leave the club this summer when his £400,000-a-week contract is terminated just a year after it was signed.
Salah shared the news in an emotional video last week, as he missed the opportunity to travel to Egypt for international duty. His team is currently playing against Saudi Arabia before facing Spain on Tuesday, but he was unable to join due to an injury.
In the Egypt camp, national team director Ibrahim Hassan confirmed that both Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in signing Salah for the upcoming season. He urged the 33-year-old to reject any potential move to the United States.
“Personally, I would prefer him to stay in Europe,” Hassan told ON Sport. “I have heard of offers from Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, and clubs from Italy. A move to MLS? He would be far out of the spotlight. You won’t remember him any more than I remember Lionel Messi now.”
There has been a lot of speculation about where Salah will play next year and whether he will continue competing at the highest level in Europe or consider moves to the likes of Saudi Arabia or the United States.
Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad made a verbal offer of £150m to Liverpool in 2023 and are still looking to replace Karim Benzema, who left in January. However, whether Salah would be interested in moving to the Middle East, which is currently involved in conflict, remains uncertain.
His future is still unclear, as his agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, stated last week: “We don’t know yet where Mohamed will play next season. That means no one else knows.”
Insights from Jurgen Klopp
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp recently praised Salah, having worked with the Egyptian star for seven of his nine years at Anfield. The German coach revealed that he and Salah had exchanged messages earlier in the week, wishing his former player well for the rest of the season.
Klopp emphasized that Salah’s enjoyment of the game depends on winning and scoring. He added, “I really hope on the last match day you will all have a smile on your face and all be happy and thankful you were part of one of the most incredible careers we will be a part of.”
Speaking about working with Salah, who helped Klopp win numerous trophies, including the Premier League and the Champions League, he said: “It was a joy, a challenge, it was hard work from both sides, it was an incredible outcome, it was pretty much everything. I am pretty sure there was a day in Mo’s life where he dreamt of something like that – I couldn’t imagine that something like this is possible, the numbers he produced, the performances he showed, some of them will be unmatched forever.”
