Mohamed Salah's Next Move: Agent Hints at Decision Time

Mohamed Salah has left Anfield. The contract is over, the farewell made, the statue-worthy numbers locked into Liverpool history. What comes next for one of the defining forwards of his generation is still officially unknown – but his agent has made it clear that the wait is almost over.

Ramy Abbas Issa, the long-time representative and gatekeeper of Salah’s career, stepped back into the spotlight with a fresh update on social media, hinting that a decision on the 32-year-old’s next club is close.

“We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season but we may know very soon,” he wrote, before underlining how the Salah camp operates in the market. “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 list. No tease. Just a reminder: if a club’s name is out there, it is because Salah would at least consider pulling on their shirt.

A giant on the move

Salah’s departure from Liverpool in the summer ended a nine-year spell that reshaped the club and his own career. He left by mutual agreement, terminating his deal a year early and walking away on a free transfer after 442 games in red.

In that time he became a Champions League winner, a Premier League champion and the face of Jürgen Klopp’s era. Now he is the most coveted free agent in world football.

The Egypt international has barely had time to step out of the Liverpool bubble. He helped his country reach the last 16 of the World Cup, staying in the global eye while his club future swirled in rumour.

Saudi, MLS, Turkey – and a tight inner circle

The market around Salah has been loud. The people making decisions around him have not.

Al-Hilal, one of the powerhouses of the Saudi Pro League, are widely viewed as leading the chase, with the financial strength to build a project around him. MLS sides in the United States have also registered strong interest, seeing Salah as a transformational signing both on the pitch and at the box office. In Turkey, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas are all watching closely, hoping the allure of Istanbul and regular European football might tempt him.

Abbas has been busy knocking down the idea that anyone outside their camp truly knows what will happen next.

On May 24, the day Salah played his 442nd and final game for Liverpool, the agent fired a warning shot at the speculation industry: “We do not know where Mohamed will play next season. This also means that no one else knows. Beware of the click-w****** attention seekers.”

The message was blunt. Ignore the noise.

On June 12, he doubled down, stressing how tightly guarded Salah’s future plans remain.

“Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them. 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.”

So the circle stays small. The leaks stay minimal. The rumours keep coming anyway.

Decision time approaches

This latest intervention feels different. Not a denial. Not a brush-off. A timeline.

“We may know very soon,” Abbas wrote, and that is as close as the Salah camp has come to putting a clock on the decision.

For clubs circling, it is a clear signal: the window for serious talks is now. For supporters of Al-Hilal, MLS franchises or Turkey’s big three, it is a reason to watch every update with a little more intensity.

Salah has already conquered England and Europe. His next move will define the final act of a glittering career. Will it be the money and spotlight of Saudi Arabia, the expanding stage of MLS, or a new challenge in a football-mad city on the Bosphorus?

The answer, at last, is coming.