LIVERPOOL — Mohamed Salah’s time at Liverpool is set to end after the club’s final game of the season against Brentford, capping a nine-year spell that concluded with a trophy-laden 2024-25 campaign, according to ESPN. A year after promising supporters, “We know that trophies are what count and we will do everything possible to make that happen next season,” Salah posted a photograph on social media sitting on the Anfield turf with the Premier League trophy and a collection of individual awards.
His 2024-25 numbers underline the impact of that season: 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 games in all competitions, ESPN reports. Across his Liverpool career, Salah scored 257 goals, placing him third on the club’s all-time list behind Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285). ESPN also notes he holds the Premier League record for most goal contributions for one club (283) and is the only player voted PFA Players’ Player of the Year on three occasions.
Salah arrived at Liverpool in 2017 from AS Roma for a reported £36.9 million after an impressive season in Serie A, ESPN reports. His transfer followed an earlier, less productive spell at Chelsea that left questions over his trajectory, but his subsequent consistency and productivity at Anfield reshaped that narrative over nearly a decade. ESPN adds that he will leave Anfield on a free transfer this summer.
The forward’s rise began well before England. Born in the rural village of Nagrig, Egypt, Salah made a nine-hour round trip to train with Al Mokawloon as a teenager, according to ESPN. His first significant move to Europe came in 2012 when FC Basel signed him to a four-year contract after he impressed for Egypt’s under-23 side in a friendly. Remo Meister, who worked in Basel’s communications department, told ESPN Salah “seemed to be very shy when he arrived but also very friendly” and that fans were “astonished by his speed.”
ESPN describes Salah as having transcended statistics to become the face of Liverpool and a global icon for Egyptian football. Wherever his next destination, his achievements at Anfield have secured a lasting legacy in the club’s history, according to ESPN.
