00:00Mo Salah has signed for Trabzon Spore. Is that really the best club he could have got?
00:04When Salah announced his departure from Liverpool this summer, after a long and illustrious career
00:08at the Reds and a fallout with Arne Slott, there was little to no bad blood between Liverpool fans
00:13and the Egyptian. This is a bona fide legend of the club, who helped deliver the most successful
00:18period of their modern history. The assumption was that he would move to Saudi Arabia, where he
00:22could become the face of the league and the region in a move that made a lot of sense for
00:26Salah.
00:26Perhaps another European elite were coming for him, or maybe he'd follow Messi to the MLS.
00:31No, he will be heading to Turkey to join the team that finished third in the Super League last season.
00:36Now, we know the financial rewards in Turkey are there, and Trabzon Spore did win the league four
00:40years ago, but what about the big three in Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Basiktas? Well,
00:44Galatasaray already have a massive start on a lucrative wage in Viktor Osman. Whether the club
00:49were put off Salah or the other way around, we're not sure. Fenerbahce just signed a right winger
00:54and also had three managers last season. Basiktas were reportedly only willing to
00:58offer Salah a one-year contract. In reality, the move makes a lot of sense for Salah. He will be
01:03the highest paid and biggest star in a predominantly Muslim country. There is a chance for Salah to
01:07deliver history at a club that has been historically behind their biggest rivals. Maybe Osman is the
01:12blueprint. Passionate fans, European football and a beautiful city in Turkey. And of course,
01:17a handsome payday. What's not to love?
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