Liverpool set for huge financial blow after Mo Salah exit

Liverpool set for huge financial blow after Mo Salah exit Hughes Faces Backlash Over Salah Departure Liverpool are entering a new chapter without Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian forward confirmed on Tuesday that he will leave Anfield at the end of the season, ending a nine-year spell marked by extraordinary success both individually and collectively. Salah will surely be remembered as one of the club’s all-time greats.

Reliable Liverpool sources suggest that Salah will depart on a free transfer, following what appears to be a termination agreement for his £400k+ per week contract, signed almost exactly a year ago and set to run until 2027. Whatever the precise terms, the decision to extend Salah’s deal has already drawn heavy criticism. Many observers have questioned Richard Hughes’ judgement in offering such a contract, with the failure to extract a transfer fee now a glaring issue.

Renewed Contract Viewed as Strategic Error When Salah signed his renewal last year, the intention was clear: to ensure Liverpool retained their talisman or secured a significant transfer fee if he were to leave. Instead, the forward’s form has dipped this season, and the club faces losing him for nothing. If Salah had maintained the levels seen in the first two-thirds of the 2024/25 campaign, where he scored 29 goals and registered 18 assists in the Premier League alone, a contract extension would have looked justified.

But signs of slowing, or being increasingly isolated in attack, appeared as early as the Champions League knockout loss to Paris Saint-Germain and the EFL Cup final defeat to Newcastle. Hughes is tasked with balancing ambition, performance, and financial prudence. The Salah contract now stands out as a misjudgement.