Since announcing he would be leaving Liverpool a year before his two-year contract extension ended, the football world has been wondering where he would next be playing.
After a successful World Cup campaign where Egypt reached the round of 16 for the first time before narrowly losing to Argentina, Salah was reported to be close to an agreement with a different Turkish club, Besiktas.
With a deal breaking down reportedly because of finances, Salah reached an agreement instead with Trabzonspor.
The Turkish side took to their social media on Tuesday night to tease the arrival of Salah with the Pyramids being shown on a video next to Papara Park.
But, following swiftly was another post stating “negotiations had begun” between Salah and Trabzonspor before showing how Salah’s Wednesday flight into Istanbul could be tracked.
“Trabzon, are you ready? See you very soon,” he said in a video onboard a private jet and posted on social media.
Trabzonpor’s flight tracking came in handy as a huge amount of fans gathered outside the airport to welcome Salah, who was greeted like a movie star.
There were yet more spectacular scenes when Salah arrived at Trabzon airport later on Wednesday as he led the fans in the club’s traditional three-count chant.
As one of sport’s biggest global stars, this transfer for Trabzonspor is huge.
Their current squad includes on-loan Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, as well as a couple of Cape Verde’s World Cup stars in Wagner Pina and Sidny Lopes Cabral.
