Salah given hero's welcome before Trabzonspor move
Aug 06, 2026
London [UK], August 6: Turkish club Trabzonspor are set to confirm the signing of Mohamed Salah as the Egypt captain was mobbed by fans on his arrival in Turkey, reports BBC.com.
Hundreds of fans gathered outside Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Wednesday as Salah emerged wearing Trabzonspor colours before engaging with the excited crowd.
The 34-year-old forward left Liverpool at the end of last season after nine years on Merseyside, scoring 257 goals.
It is unclear what Salah will earn at Trabzonspor, but as he is a free agent, the Super Lig club will have been able to commit more of their budget towards Salah's wages.
Salah, who has scored 50 Champions League goals, will play European football with Trabzonspor next season after they finished third, eight points behind champions Galatasaray.
If they fail to progress to the league phase of the Europa League via the play-offs, they will drop down to the Conference League.
Salah became Liverpool's highest earner in their history when he signed a reported £400,000-a-week contract in April 2025.
Trabzonspor will hold a signing ceremony for Salah at Papara Park on Thursday. The club has asked supporters to attend wearing the new season's shirts and "witness history".
Nicknamed the Black Sea Storm, Trabzonspor have won seven league titles, six of which came between 1976 and 1984.
In 2022, they claimed their most recent league success, ending a 38-year wait.
Based in the north-eastern city of Trabzon, they are one of only six teams to have won the Turkish Super Lig.
The Turkish side took to their social media on Tuesday night to tease the arrival of Salah with the Pyramids being shown on a video next to Papara Park.
But, following swiftly was another post stating "negotiations had begun" between Salah and Trabzonspor before showing how Salah's Wednesday flight into Istanbul could be tracked.
"Trabzon, are you ready? See you very soon," he said in a video onboard a private jet and posted on social media.
Trabzonpor's flight tracking came in handy as a huge amount of fans gathered outside the airport to welcome Salah, who was greeted like a movie star.
Source: Qatar Tribune
