Soccer-Salah signs two-year deal with Trabzonspor

Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, reportedly earning 17 million euros ($19.6 million) per season on a free transfer.

Mohamed Salah has ​signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, ​under which the Egypt forward ‌will receive ​17 million euros ($19.6 million) a season, the Turkish club said on Thursday.

The announcement came as Trabzon's fans prepared to ‌head for the club's stadium in the eastern Black Sea city for a ceremony to mark the 34-year-old's former Liverpool player's signing on a free transfer the day after ‌a smiling Salah arrived in Istanbul in the team's burgundy and blue kit. The club's ‌statement to the Turkish stock exchange said Salah will receive a 20% share from products sold under his name, plus conditional bonuses each season.

The statement did not say how high the bonuses could ⁠go and ​what the bonuses ⁠are tied to. Salah left Liverpool in the close season after nine years, having scored 257 goals in ⁠442 appearances and having won the Premier League twice and the Champions League.

His output waned last ​season and he was left on the bench in Champions League games, leading ⁠to a public spat with Liverpool's then-manager Arne Slot. Salah started his career in Europe at Swiss side ⁠Basel ​in 2012 and later joined Chelsea. He also had stints at Fiorentina and AS Roma between 2015 and 2017 before joining Liverpool.

Trabzonspor - generally considered to be the ⁠fourth-biggest team in Turkey after Istanbul sides Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, and Besiktas - finished third in ⁠the Super Lig ⁠last season to qualify for the Europa League playoff round. The club's last domestic league championship was in the 2021-22 season.

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