Mohamed Salah is set to earn an annual salary of £14.5 million at Trabzonspor, before performance-related bonuses. The 34-year-old forward signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club after leaving Liverpool as a free agent this summer.
Contract details and bonuses
According to Trabzonspor's public disclosure, Salah's salary consists of an £8.5 million wage and £6 million in signing fees. He will also receive bonuses if he meets performance-related KPIs during the season.
Additionally, Salah has agreed to a clause that gives him 20% of any revenue Trabzonspor generates from his likeness. This could include proceeds from shirt sales and special merchandise items.
Salah's reaction to the move
Upon being welcomed by tens of thousands of fans in Trabzon, Salah expressed his happiness, saying: "I am very happy to be in this incredible atmosphere. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this before. There are 25,000 people here —it's incredible. I've never seen anything like it. I have achieved success everywhere I've been, and I want to achieve success at Trabzonspor as well."
Carragher's doubts
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has questioned the move, suggesting Salah is too good for a league outside Europe's top five. Speaking with Football Ramble, Carragher said: "I never believed he was going to go to Saudi, because number one, he's too good for that. I think he can be playing in Serie A. Turkey for me feels a level too low. I was convinced he'd end up at an AC Milan or Juventus or somewhere like that, maybe his wages were a problem."
He added: "Looking at him, I don't know him, obviously have never spoken to him. But he's like [Cristiano] Ronaldo, he's so driven, his numbers mean so much to him. I thought, he can still do this in Turkey by the way, but I thought he'd want to play at a real prestigious club. Obviously his wage demands have put a few people off but I thought he might almost curb those demands a little bit to almost get a better club. To go to an AC Milan or Juventus or whoever it may be, play at the San Siro, still playing in big games, still playing in Europe. Turkey just feels like...I just think he's better than that."
