Liverpool supporters around the world received the announcement they had been dreading, as Mohamed Salah confirmed his departure from the club at the end of the 2024/25 season. The 33-year-old Egyptian forward, who has been one of the Premier League’s dominant forces for nearly a decade, will leave Anfield on a free transfer this summer with no confirmed destination as yet. His video message to fans was an honest, moving, and deeply personal farewell from a player who gave everything to the club he had called home.
Salah’s statistics tell the story of a truly elite career: 255 goals in 435 appearances, four Golden Boot awards, and a medal collection that includes two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FA Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and two League Cups. The £34 million Liverpool paid Roma for him in 2017 now looks like one of football’s most inspired pieces of business. His place third on the club’s all-time scoring list, behind only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt, reflects a consistency that bordered on the extraordinary.
In the video shared on social media, Salah described Liverpool not just as a football club but as a way of life — one that had permanently shaped him, his family, and his understanding of what football at its finest can mean. He thanked fans, teammates past and present, and everyone who had been part of his journey, promising that Liverpool would always remain his home no matter where his future took him. His final words were a deeply fitting tribute to the club’s anthem and its spirit.
The final chapter at Anfield has been complicated by tensions with head coach Arne Slot, including a period of exclusion from the squad following public comments made in December. Yet Salah’s talent endured, most dramatically in last week’s Champions League fixture against Galatasaray, where he scored a stunning goal to become Africa’s leading scorer in the competition with 50 goals. Moments like these ensured that his final season, however turbulent, still produced genuine history.
With Liverpool competing in the Champions League quarter-finals against PSG and the FA Cup last eight against Manchester City, there are still significant prizes to play for. Salah is currently sidelined by a muscle injury but remains a candidate to feature before the campaign ends. Liverpool has promised a full farewell celebration at the season’s conclusion — until then, the football world says a gradual and grateful goodbye to one of its finest.
