Mohamed Salah, one of the most recognizable footballers on the planet, has signed a two-year contract with Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor. The deal, announced on August 6, runs through June 2028 and reportedly pays the Egyptian international roughly €17 million per season, including performance bonuses and merchandise revenue shares.
A city braces for a new kind of visitor
Trabzon, a port city on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, has long been a regional tourism draw. But local officials are now preparing for something different: a sustained wave of Egyptian and Arab football fans following their hero to a new home.
When Salah touched down at Trabzon Airport, thousands of fans were already waiting. The scenes resembled a head-of-state arrival more than a football transfer, underscoring the sheer gravitational pull Salah exerts across the Middle East and North Africa.
Salah will wear the iconic number 10 shirt at Trabzonspor. The formal announcement coincided with a fan celebration at the stadium, turning what could have been a press-conference formality into something closer to a civic event.
