Breaking: Salah Agrees to Besiktas Deal Worth Up to €12m/year as Liverpool Exit Looms

Breaking: Egyptian star Mohamed Salah has agreed to join Turkish club Besiktas on a one-year deal worth up to €12million annually (€10m base + €2m bonuses), with an option to extend for another year, according to Foot Mercato via GFFN. The 34-year-old Liverpool forward enters free agency after six seasons at Anfield, meaning no transfer fee for the Turkish giants.

This development ends speculation linking him to Saudi Pro League or MLS transfers, keeping him in European football. As Africa's most decorated player and a regular thorn in Nigeria's AFCON aspirations, his club destination influences where elite African talents ply their trade and impacts continental competition dynamics.

While Besiktas aims to finalize the agreement in coming days, neither club nor Salah's representatives have confirmed the deal. He was previously linked with Al-Ittihad and Inter Miami before European interest prevailed. Does this move signal his commitment to competing at Europe's highest level for international duty, or should African fans interpret it as prioritizing financial security over continental glory?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/18/transfer-salahs-next-club-revealed/