Mohamed Salah has landed in Istanbul and been pictured wearing the shirt of Trabzonspor as he closes in on a move to the Turkish Super Lig club. Salah, 34, left Liverpool in June after nine hugely successful years on Merseyside. He scored 257 goals for Liverpool, trailing only Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285) on the Reds all-time list, and won nine trophies, including two Premier League titles and one Champions League crown.He had been heavily linked with a move to Besiktas but that deal stalled, allowing Trabzonspor to step in.Salah will undergo a medical in Istanbul this morning and then fly to Trabzon later on Wednesday. He has already started undergoing his social media duties, posting a video from the flight in which he said: Everywhere is Trabzon for us.Trabzonspor confirm negotiations are underwayTrabzonspor finished third in the Turkish Super Lig last season and won the Turkish Cup. They will play in Europa League qualifying later this month.Negotiations have been launched to transfer professional footballer Mohamed Salah, who is in a free status, to our club, the club said in a statement last night.Salah signed a two-year deal at Anfield in April 2025 towards the end of a brilliant 2024/25 campaign that saw him score 29 Premier League goals and provide 18 assists, equalling the league record for most goal involvements in a season.But a difficult season for him and the club in 2025/26 saw him muster just seven league goals and seven assists. He also fell out with then Reds boss Arne Slot with Salah publicly criticising the teams playing style following a 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa, calling for a return to the heavy metal attacking football that made Liverpool so feared under Jurgen Klopp.The contract was terminated with both parties declaring the desire to move on. Saudi Arabia had seemed the most likely destination for Salah but he will instead spent the next few seasons in Trabzon, a small city on the Black Sea coast. Topics Mohamed Salah Trabzonspor Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read BREAKING: Salah in talks to sign for Trabzonspor Tom Rostance 4th August, 2026 Mohamed Salah agent teases full confirmation of Liverpool icons next club: Very soon Ben Miller 17th July, 2026 Messi calls World Cup result crazy as Argentina boss gives 12-second interview: Im sorry Ben Miller 7th July, 2026 Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 live text commentary, updates, goals and stats as it happened Jon Fisher 7th July, 2026 World Cup 2026: Argentina 3-2 Egypt Report, result, goals as Enzo Fernandez goal sends Lionel Messi side through with epic comeback in absolutely amazing last-16 thriller Ben Miller 7th July, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Lionel Messi suffers incredible penalty miss for Argentina vs Egypt after Ibrahim goal opens scoring Ben Miller 7th July, 2026
