Mohamed Salah [confirmed his Liverpool exit](https://www.goal.com/en-ae/lists/liverpool-transfer-news-steven-gerrard-jarrod-bowen-mohamed-salah-replacement/blt980d94eee30c5eb1) on Tuesday evening in a video message posted directly to his social media, bringing down the curtain on nine years, 435 appearances and 377 goal contributions at Anfield.
“Unfortunately, the day has come,” Salah said in the footage, speaking in front of his trophy collection. “This is the first part of my farewell. I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of this season.”
The announcement was carefully timed. The Athletic reported that Salah was determined to wait until the [International](https://londoninsider.co.uk/category/international/) break to avoid disrupting the team during a crucial run of fixtures — a decision that contrasts sharply with his bombshell interview in December, when he publicly accused someone at the club of “throwing him under the bus.”
What makes the situation unusual is that nobody, apparently including Salah himself, knows where he ends up next summer. His agent Ramy Abbas Issa was blunt on X: “We do not know where Mohamed will play next season. This also means that no one else knows.”
Inter Miami were immediately linked, with reports suggesting MLS is viewed as “the most attractive choice.” That was swiftly knocked down by Fabrizio Romano, who confirmed Inter Miami “are not in negotiations” and that no talks have taken place.
The Saudi Pro League remains the most credible destination, with talks reportedly at an advanced stage and officials determined to secure arguably the world’s most prominent Muslim athlete as the figurehead of their product.
Salah departs on a free transfer despite having 12 months remaining on his contract, and despite having extended just last summer — a renewal that, in hindsight, extended his Anfield goodbye rather than prolonging his peak.
The more pressing question for Liverpool is who replaces 377 goal contributions from a player who operated at a level few players in Premier League history have sustained for as long.
Steven Gerrard’s verdict on Jarrod Bowen as a potential heir was telling. “I really like Bowen,” he said. “But I’m not sure he is Salah’s level.” The search for an answer to that problem now begins in earnest.