Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on Mo Salah exit
Jurgen Klopp has had his say on Mohamed Salah's announcement confirming he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
On Tuesday, Salah confirmed that after nine years at Anfield, he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.
The Egyptian leaves not only as one of Liverpool's best-ever players, but also one of the greatest ever to play in the Premier League.
Salah will become just one of several Liverpool legends to leave the club in recent year including beloved former manager Klopp who departed at the end of the 2024/25 season.
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Following the announcement, several of Salah's teammates shared emotional tributes online, and now Klopp has weighed in with his own message both to Salah and Liverpool fans ahead of his final games for the club.
Speaking to The Anfield Wrap, he said: "I hope he can have a successful rest of the season. We text last night but I really hope he enjoys the rest of the season, but I know Mo can only enjoy it if you win football matches and he scores.
"I really hope that on the last matchday, you all will have a smile on your face, be happy and thankful that one of the most incredible careers that we will ever be apart of.
"Where he came from, what he went through and what he gave us, incredible. When you work with him, the bigger view is just ridiculous, unmatched numbers, we may sit here in 10 years, maybe Ekitike (breaks his record) but it will be difficult.
"One of the all time greats leaves the club in the summer, lets see where he will show up next."
When he joined Liverpool in 2017 from Roma for a transfer fee of £34million, nobody could have dreamed just how important Salah would become to the club.
However, under the leadership of Klopp, Salah established himself as one of the best players ever to wear Liverpool's iconic red jersey, becoming club's third-highest goalscorer having found the back of the net over 250 times.
"It was a joy, a challenge, hard work from both sides (to work with him), an incredible outcome," Klopp added.
"I couldn't imagine something like this was possible, the numbers he produced, the performances, some of them will be unmatched I'm sure.
"I already look back and I can't believe how something like this was possible. The goals he scored, consistency he showed, the desire and eagerness to grow bigger and bigger."
Salah will have his Anfield farewell against Brentford on May 24 on the final day of the Premier League season, and you can almost guarantee that in the stands he will find Klopp, watching on with pride.
Topics: Mohamed Salah, Jurgen Klopp, Premier League, Football, Liverpool
Ben McCrum