Mohamed Salah's Next Move: Agent Hints Decision Imminent
Mohamed Salah has left Anfield. The farewell was emotional, the tributes endless, the numbers staggering. But the question that has trailed him all summer remains brutally simple: where does he go next?
For the first time, there is a hint that the wait is almost over.
Ramy Abbas Issa, Salah’s long-time agent and fiercely protective gatekeeper, has again broken cover on social media – and this time his message carried a clear sense of countdown.
“We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season but we may know very soon,” he wrote, a small but telling shift from weeks of flat denial and deflection.
No club named. No league identified. Just a pointed suggestion that the endgame is close.
A Nine-Year Era Ends
Salah’s departure from Liverpool in the summer marked the close of a modern Anfield epic. Nine years, 442 games, a flood of goals and trophies, and then a mutual agreement to cut his contract short by a year and walk away on a free transfer.
He did not limp out. He left as a star still burning bright, fresh from helping Egypt into the last 16 of the World Cup and still one of the most marketable forwards on the planet. That combination – elite pedigree, no transfer fee – has turned his future into one of the sagas of the window.
Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have long been viewed as the most serious suitors, armed with money, ambition and a clear desire to add another global name to their project. MLS teams in the United States have circled too, sensing the commercial and sporting impact a player of Salah’s profile could have. In Turkey, heavyweights Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have all been linked.
The shortlist is glamorous. The noise around it has been deafening.
Abbas Draws a Line
Amid that noise, Abbas has repeatedly tried to seize back control of the narrative.
“It is not our style to have discussions with clubs that Mohamed wouldn’t want to play for, just for the sake of noise,” he added in his latest post – a sharp reminder that not every rumour deserves to be treated as serious.
This is consistent with his stance across the summer. On May 24, the day Salah pulled on a Liverpool shirt for the 442nd and final time, Abbas fired back at the swirl of speculation.
“We do not know where Mohamed will play next season,” he said then. “This also means that no one else knows. Beware of the click-w****** attention seekers.”
The message was blunt. Ignore the opportunists, trust the inner circle.
On June 12, he doubled down again: “Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them. Both he and I are very private about these things. Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that’s about it.”
No leaks. No teasing. No running commentary.
Which is precisely why that new line – “we may know very soon” – lands with extra weight. Abbas does not waste words.
A Decision With Global Ripples
Where Salah lands next will say a lot about the balance of power in the modern game.
If he chooses Saudi Arabia, it will be another emphatic win for the Pro League’s aggressive recruitment drive and a further sign that prime or near-prime stars see it as a serious, lucrative destination rather than a final payday.
If it is MLS, the league gains a figurehead to sit alongside its recent marquee arrivals, a player with global reach and a vast following across continents. For the Turkish giants, securing Salah would be a statement of intent that would electrify the Süper Lig.
What is clear from Abbas’s words is that Salah will not be used as a bargaining chip or a headline prop. Clubs he has no interest in will not even get a meeting. The shortlist, whatever it looks like behind closed doors, is a real one.
The speculation will not stop until the contract is signed and the shirt is held aloft. But after weeks of silence and swerves, the man closest to Salah has finally hinted that the long wait is almost done.
Soon, the guessing ends. Then comes the real test: how much impact does Mohamed Salah still have left to make on the game’s biggest stages?
