Egyptian star secures lucrative contract as Turkish club confirms landmark transfer
TRABZON: Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor officially confirmed on Thursday the signing of Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah, completing one of the most significant transfers in the club’s history.
The club’s publicly listed football subsidiary announced the agreement in a regulatory filing submitted to Borsa Istanbul through Türkiye’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). According to the filing, Salah will receive a guaranteed package worth $19.6 million (€17 million) per season.
Under the agreement, the 34-year-old forward will earn an annual salary of $11.5 million (€10 million), while also receiving a signing bonus of $8 million (€7 million) each season. In addition, the contract includes performance-related bonuses, although Trabzonspor has not disclosed the criteria or financial value attached to those incentives.
Commercial rights included in agreement
Beyond his playing contract, Salah will benefit from a separate image-rights agreement with the club. Trabzonspor confirmed that the Egyptian international will receive 20 percent of the revenue generated from merchandise carrying his name and sold through the club’s official retail company.
The club also disclosed that it will pay an agency commission equivalent to five percent of Salah’s total gross remuneration, completing the financial framework of the transfer.
Earlier this week, Trabzonspor announced it had opened formal negotiations with Salah and released a promotional video showing the forward aboard a plane wearing the club’s iconic claret-and-blue jersey bearing the number 61, a symbol closely associated with the city of Trabzon.
New chapter after Liverpool success
In the video, Salah greeted supporters by saying, “Trabzon, are you ready? I can hear you. See you very soon. Everywhere is Trabzon,” echoing one of the club’s most famous fan slogans.
The transfer marks the beginning of a new chapter in Salah’s illustrious career after his successful spell at Liverpool, where he established himself as one of the Premier League’s greatest forwards.
Trabzonspor hopes the arrival of the Egyptian star will strengthen its domestic title ambitions while boosting the club’s international profile, commercial revenue and global fan base. The signing is widely regarded as one of the most high-profile transfers ever completed in Turkish football.
