Mohamed Salah's Next Move Approaches as Agent Signals Decision

Mohamed Salah has barely been out of the headlines since he walked out of Anfield for the last time. Now, his agent has lit the fuse under the next chapter of the Egyptian’s career.

Ramy Abbas Issa, the long-time representative and trusted voice around Salah, used social media to indicate that clarity over the former Liverpool forward’s future is finally on the horizon.

“We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season but we may know very soon,” he posted, a line that immediately set transfer radars whirring. Then came the reminder of how the Salah camp operates: “It is not our style to have discussions with clubs that Mohamed wouldn’t want to play for, just for the sake of noise.”

No club named. No league singled out. But the message was clear – the decision is close, and the circle involved in it is very small.

Salah ended a glittering nine-year spell at Liverpool in the summer, agreeing with the club to terminate his contract a year early and leave on a free transfer. His departure closed an era that had delivered goals, trophies and a status as a modern Anfield icon, but it opened a very different kind of race: who gets Salah, the free agent?

Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have been widely viewed as the leading contenders, drawn by his global profile and enduring output. MLS clubs in the United States have also registered interest, sensing the appeal of a marquee name who still carries real competitive edge rather than mere nostalgia value. From Turkey, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have monitored the situation, aware that a player of Salah’s stature rarely comes onto the market without a fee.

The intrigue has only grown since Salah helped Egypt reach the last 16 of the World Cup, underlining that his influence at international level remains intact.

Abbas has been keen to keep control of the narrative. On May 24, just hours after Salah’s 442nd and final appearance for Liverpool, he moved to shut down the swirl of speculation.

“We do not know where Mohamed will play next season,” he wrote then. “This also means that no one else knows. Beware of the click-w****** attention seekers.”

The tone was sharp, a direct shot at those claiming inside information they simply did not have.

On June 12, he doubled down on that stance. “Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them,” Abbas said. “Both he and I are very private about these things. Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that’s about it.”

Those lines painted a consistent picture: the decision would be made quietly, away from the noise, and revealed only when player and agent were ready.

Now, with Abbas hinting that an announcement is “very soon,” the waiting game is reaching its final stretch. The next club to secure Salah will not just be signing a free agent; they will be taking on one of the defining forwards of his generation, still hungry, still watched by millions.

Where he walks out next will say plenty about his priorities – and about the shifting power lines in the modern game.