Why Mo Salah signed for Trabzonspor

Travel back twelve months, Mo Salah was a Premier League champion and had just signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool. How come he ended up signing for Trabzonspor just a year later on a free transfer?

Today, Andy speaks to Melissa Reddy, who maps out Mo Salah’s last twelve months, from feeling undervalued at Liverpool to choosing Türkiye. Join us to learn the full story.

Buy a copy of Melissa’s book, Only Mo Salah: An Intimate Portrait of Liverpool’s Egyptian King HERE

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