Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of season, club say

Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the club has announced.

The 33-year-old has reached an agreement with the Premier League team that will see him close a "remarkable" nine-year chapter at Anfield.

In a statement, Liverpool said: "Salah expressed his wish to ‌make this announcement to the ‌supporters at the earliest possible opportunity to provide transparency about his future due to his respect and gratitude for them."

With a tally of 255 goals from 435 appearances, the Egypt international is third in the club's all-time goalscoring chart behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.

In a video featuring highlights of his time with Liverpool posted on X, Salah said: "Hello everyone. Unfortunately, the day has come.

"This is the first part of my farewell. I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season."

Salah said that he could never have "imagined how deeply this club, this city, these people would become part of my life".

"Thank you for everything. Because of all of you, I will never walk alone," he added.

Despite the amicable announcement, the footballer's relationship with the club hasn't always been an easy one.

In December, Salah said he had been "thrown under the bus" by the club, and that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot had broken down.

The forward told journalists at the time that he was in disbelief after having been left on the bench for the third game running.

What Liverpool said about Salah

Liverpool said in their statement that Salah had "firmly established himself as one of the greatest players in Liverpool's history, helping the club" win a number of titles.

The club added that Salah was focused on finishing the season, and that now wasn't the time to "fully celebrate" the player's achievements, as the star still has "plenty" of time left with the team.

In his social media post, Salah thanked fans for standing "by me in the toughest times", something he said he would "never forget".

The star thanked "everyone who was part of this club" during his tenure, singling out his team-mates, past and present.

"Leaving is never easy," he said. "You gave me the best time of my life. I will be always one of you. This club will always be my home, to me and to my family."

As well as forging a noteworthy career at Liverpool, the player officially became Egypt's national team's captain in 2021.

During his time on Merseyside, Salah, signed from Roma in 2017, has twice won the Premier League with Liverpool along with a Champions League crown, FA Cup and two Carabao Cup trophies.

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