European Giants Respond to Rumored Mohamed Salah ‘Offer’

There is no clear answer on where the Egyptian superstar will be playing after the World Cup.

Mohamed Salah will soon leave Liverpool. | Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar/Getty Images

Bayern Munich have not presented a contract offer to Mohamed Salah, following reports linking the German champions with an approach for the veteran winger.

Salah’s time at Liverpool is rapidly coming to an end, reaching an agreement with the Reds to cancel the two-year contract he spent months pressuring the club into giving him after only one season.

The Egyptian superstar turns 34 in June but is not ready to end his career and the big question since the announcement from Liverpool is where he will be playing after the summer’s World Cup.

A claim in Egypt suggested offers have come to Salah from Bayern, as well as Paris Saint-Germain and unnamed teams in Italy—Salah played for Fiorentina and Roma in Serie A early in his career.

Max Eberl, officially titled Bayern’s board member for sport, was pressed for clarification by Arabic sports news outlet winwin and denied it.

“No, Mohamed Salah has not received any offer from Bayern Munich,” Eberl said.

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Which Club Will Mohamed Salah Join?

Signing Salah would be an issue for Michael Olise. | Stefan Matzke/sampics/Getty Images

Joining Bayern could have seen Salah reunite with close friend and former Liverpool teammate Luis Díaz, who traded Anfield for the Allianz Arena last summer and has had an outstanding season.

The Bavarian giants have no issues signing veteran players, making Harry Kane their record signing and the most expensive player in Bundesliga history shortly after he turned 30 in 2023, but Salah would be competing for the same place in the team as Michael Olise, who has 43 goals and assists for Bayern so far this season and is entering Ballon d’Or contention.

The likelihood of Salah ending up at PSG also feels small. Under the guidance of Luis Enrique, the club has moved away from recruiting superstar players to nurture teambuilding instead. A player with an ego the size of Salah’s is the antithesis of that philosophy.

Ultimately, the options for Salah to remain in Europe are limited. Any high-profile free agent is always likely to interest Barcelona, but salary would be a massive obstacle, as would expecting to play in the same position as Lamine Yamal.

The obvious destinations are Major League Soccer, made increasingly attractive to foreign superstars since Lionel Messi’s 2023 switch to Inter Miami, and the Saudi Pro League, where there have been hopes to make Salah one of the faces of the competition for several years.

There are ways round the MLS salary cap, meaning Salah wouldn’t have to take a massive pay cut, dependent on the club. Messi’s salary with Inter Miami is just over $20 million, although owner Jorge Mas revealed the Argentine superstar can be paid up to $80 million annually.

In Saudi Arabia, there is no limit to potential earnings, with several state-funded clubs paying the highest salaries of any soccer league in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-leading $235 million salary is extreme, but serves as an example of the wealth on offer.

Egypt national team technical director Ibrahim Hassan recently tried to discourage Salah from choosing MLS, claiming it to be “too far out of the spotlight” compared to Saudi Arabia. But league commissioner Don Garber fired back by pointing out Messi’s enduring popularity.

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