Mohamed Salah has admitted that facing former club Liverpool would be difficult after leaving the Premier League club for Trabzonspor during the summer transfer window.
The Egypt international was asked how he would feel if he came up against Liverpool, the side he represented from 2017 to 2026. His response forms the main focus of the discussion surrounding a possible meeting between the two clubs.
Salah spent nine years at Liverpool before ending his time at the club and moving to Trabzonspor. The transfer brought his long association with the English side to a close and began a new chapter in Turkey.
The 34-year-old winger has made six appearances for Trabzonspor since the start of the new season. He has scored four goals and provided one assist for the Turkish club during that period.
Those figures mean Salah has made an immediate statistical contribution to his new team. However, the prospect of playing against Liverpool would carry particular significance because of his lengthy spell at the club.
Salah joined Liverpool in 2017 and remained there until his departure in 2026. During that time, he was part of the club’s squad before moving on to Trabzonspor in the summer transfer window.
The question about facing Liverpool concerns a return against a former club rather than a confirmed fixture mentioned in the report. No details are provided about when such a match might take place, but Salah’s comments underline the personal difficulty he associates with the prospect.
His start at Trabzonspor has otherwise been productive. In six matches, he has registered four goals and one assist, giving him five direct contributions for the Turkish club.
Salah is described as both an attacker and a winger in the report, while his new side is identified as Trabzonspor. Liverpool is the former club against which he could potentially play.
The Egyptian’s move means that any future meeting with Liverpool would come after his nine-year spell at the club had ended. His answer reflects the emotional importance of that period, while his early performances in Turkey indicate that he has begun his Trabzonspor career with an effective return in front of goal.
For now, the confirmed details are limited to Salah’s comments, his transfer from Liverpool to Trabzonspor and his record for the Turkish club this season: six appearances, four goals and one assist.