LIVERPOOL legend Mohamed Salah is enjoying a much more humble life in Turkey with Trabzonspor, even though his new city absolutely worships him.
Salah, 34, rolled credits on a glittering nine-year stint at Anfield last summer following two Premier League titles, an FA Cup honour, two Carabao Cup trophies and a Champions League gong.
The star forward was allowed to leave as a free agent by the Reds, even though his contract had one more year left to run, and joined Trabzonspor following a lucrative deal.
The Egypt international signed a two-year contract with the Turkish giants that sees him netting a reported £14.6million base salary, plus an additional £4.3m in bonuses.
According to The Mail, Salah’s new city of Trabzon has well and truly taken him in after staging a stunning reception consisted of 25,000 fans lighting up a raft of flares and chanting his name in August.
So much so that the Egyptian star’s face is now everywhere —from buildings to kitchen items and clothes — in what is known as “Salahmania”. But the Liverpool icon has also embraced the city, which he chose over other big clubs such as his new team’s rivals Besiktas – who held advanced talks with his agent last summer.
That is because he wanted a quieter life away from the intense scrutiny he received in England.
Salah now fills his time outside the pitch with his newfound passion of chess and has been indulging himself to a newly-discovered Turkish drink called ayran, which is a salted-yoghurt beverage, every day.
The ex-Chelsea ace has also taken up hiking in Yayla where he explores the path’s mighty boulders. Thanks to the former Roma star, that footpath has turned into somewhat of a pilgrimage as fans flock to pose for selfies on the same rock he sat for a photo posted on his Instagram.
And Salah has paid back the favour on the pitch by leading Trabzonspor to third place with seven wins – and only two losses – out of their first ten matches that see them trailing leaders Galatasaray by a mere three points.
Liverpool’s all-time Premier League record scorer has been enjoying a brilliant start with a total of ten goals and five assists in 15 matches with his new team.—Sun.
