Mohamed Salah's Future: Ramy Abbas Hints Decision Coming Soon

Ramy Abbas Issa rarely wastes words. When Mohamed Salah’s long-time representative breaks cover, it tends to mean something is moving.

This time is no different.

After a summer of noise around Salah’s next step following his Liverpool exit, Abbas has gone public again to hint that the wait for clarity is almost over. The Egyptian forward, who walked away from Anfield after nine years by mutual agreement and a year early on his contract, is edging towards his next chapter.

“We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season but we may know very soon,” Abbas posted on social media, a line carefully chosen but loaded with implication.

The message was clear: the decision is close, and the circus around his name is not being driven by the player’s camp.

Salah left Liverpool as one of the club’s modern greats, bowing out after 442 appearances and a haul of goals, trophies and defining moments. His departure on a free transfer instantly turned him into one of the most coveted assets on the market. A World Cup last-16 run with Egypt only sharpened that interest.

The queue has formed quickly. Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have been widely viewed as the leading contenders, armed with financial muscle and a long-standing ambition to add Salah to their growing list of headline arrivals. MLS clubs in the United States have also tested the water, sensing the commercial and sporting impact of landing one of the global game’s most recognisable forwards. From Turkey, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have all been linked, each offering a different blend of European exposure and fervent support.

Abbas, though, moved to underline how he and Salah operate in this kind of market storm.

“It is not our style to have discussions with clubs that Mohamed wouldn’t want to play for, just for the sake of noise,” he wrote, drawing a firm line under the idea that they are entertaining every approach. The subtext: if talks are happening, they are serious.

This latest intervention continues a pattern from the agent over recent weeks, each message a controlled response to growing speculation. On May 24, shortly after Salah’s final outing in a Liverpool shirt, Abbas had already pushed back strongly at the rumour mill.

“We do not know where Mohamed will play next season,” he said then. “This also means that no one else knows. Beware of the click-w****** attention seekers.”

It was a pointed warning to those dressing guesswork up as information, and a reminder that the inner circle around Salah is tight.

By June 12, with the forward back in his own routine and speculation still swirling, Abbas returned with another clarification.

“Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them,” he posted. “Both he and I are very private about these things. Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that’s about it.”

The message has been consistent: Salah’s next move will not be negotiated in public, and it will not be rushed to satisfy the rolling transfer news cycle. Yet the shift in tone in Abbas’s latest update – from “we do not know” to “we may know very soon” – signals a crucial change in the state of play.

Clubs know what Salah brings. Goals, of course. But also profile, professionalism and a proven record at the highest level. At 32, he is choosing not just his next employer, but the stage on which he will likely spend the defining years of the final act of his career.

Saudi Arabia offers vast resources and a league intent on fast-tracking itself into the global conversation. MLS presents a different kind of project, one built around growth, branding and a softer landing in terms of intensity. Turkey provides feverish atmospheres and European competition, if the fit is right.

Abbas’s words suggest the shortlist has been drawn up, the noise filtered out, the serious proposals weighed. When the decision drops, it will not come as a drip-fed saga but as a statement.

For now, the football world waits. Salah has left Anfield behind. His next stadium, his next colours, his next anthem – they are almost chosen.