Mo Salah is leaving Liverpool. That much is settled. What comes next is anybody's guess — and right now, half the footballing world seems to be throwing in a bid.
Salah will finish the Premier League chapter that made him one of the most decorated forwards of his generation, then head to the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Egypt. After that? Open market. The list of reported suitors is long enough to fill a transfer window on its own.
Who's actually in the running
The Saudi Pro League has been linked with Salah for years, and that interest hasn't cooled. Given the money flowing through that division and the precedent set by players like Benzema and Neymar, it remains the most plausible destination purely on financial logic.
But it's far from the only option on the table.
- San Diego FC — MLS's newest franchise has been named as a potential landing spot, which would give the league an instant marquee name
- AC Milan and Roma — both Italian clubs have been mentioned, though neither has publicly confirmed interest
- Napoli — also in the Italian mix, with the infrastructure to attract a player of his profile
- Barcelona — ambitious as ever in the transfer market, reportedly monitoring the situation
- Bayern Munich — the Bundesliga giants keep appearing in reports, though their current attacking depth makes this one harder to square
- Fenerbahce and Galatasaray — Turkish football has made a habit of landing late-career European stars, and both clubs have the appetite
The breadth of that list tells you something important: Salah's camp isn't rushing this. When your name is attached to Bayern, Barcelona, and a brand-new MLS franchise simultaneously, you have leverage — and you use it.
The World Cup comes first
Before any contract gets signed, Salah wants a run with Egypt in the United States this summer. The Pharaohs have never gone deep in a World Cup, and at 34, this is likely his last shot at changing that. His focus, by all accounts, is there first.
That timeline pushes any official announcement to post-tournament. Which means the speculation runs for weeks yet — and the destination odds will shift with every Egypt result.
Wherever he lands, it reconfigures that league's attacking market overnight. Saudi gets a global face. MLS gets credibility. A European club gets a player who, even at 34, averaged over 20 league goals a season at his Liverpool peak. The price of admission is steep, but the return is obvious.
Right now, no deal is done. Salah is focused on the World Cup, and the rest of the world is waiting to see where one of this era's defining forwards ends up next.
