Turkish club Trabzonspor announced the arrival date of Mohamed Salah, captain of the Egyptian national team, to Istanbul, the capital of Turkey.
Mohamed Salah
Club: Free agent
Trabzon had announced the start of negotiations with Mohamed Salah in preparation for signing him.
Trabzon Club's announcement of Salah's arrival details came as follows: "Mohamed Salah will arrive at the general aviation hall at Istanbul Ataturk Airport at exactly twelve o'clock noon on Wednesday, and the player is scheduled to arrive in Trabzon on the same day in the evening, and the date of his arrival and details of the reception program in Trabzon will be announced through the club's official channels".
Turkish channel HT Spor revealed that Mohamed Salah's signing ceremony for Trabzonspor will be on Thursday at Papara Park Stadium, the Turkish team's home ground.
Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, a transfer market specialist, revealed that Trabzon reached a final agreement with Mohamed Salah.
Yagiz explained that Salah agreed to a two-season contract with Trabzon.
The Turkish journalist explained that Salah will arrive in Istanbul at 12 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday, to sign the contracts before the official announcement.
Turkish newspaper Sabah had previously published that Salah is close to Trabzon after submitting a new offer, and if he agrees, he will arrive on Wednesday.
The report indicated that Salah will receive an annual salary estimated at 17 million euros, in addition to bonuses.
The report explained that the club will provide a private plane for Mohamed Salah from Greece, where he is spending his vacation, to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday before the official announcement.
According to the Turkish website "ajansspor", Trabzonspor has submitted an offer to sign Mohamed Salah for two seasons.
The club offered a salary of 17 million euros per season, in addition to 5 million euros in bonuses.
Salah will also receive 20% of shirt sales.
Trabzonspor will play 9 matches in the coming period before the international break in September.
The team will play 6 matches in the Turkish league, most notably against Galatasaray on September 20 before the start of the international break.
The team will also play 3 matches in the Europa League, including a match in the first round of the group stage if they qualify.
The Trabzon match schedule at the beginning of Salah's expected journey is as follows:
August 15 - Kasimpasa × Trabzon - First round of the Turkish league
August 20 - Trabzon × Winner of Ferencvaros of Hungary or Gornik Zabrze of Poland - Europa League
August 23 - Trabzon × Basaksehir - Second round of the Turkish league
August 27 - Trabzon × Winner of Ferencvaros of Hungary or Gornik Zabrze of Poland - Europa League play-off second leg
August 30 - Amedspor × Trabzon - Third round of the Turkish league
September 6 - Trabzon × Genclerbirligi - Fourth round of the Turkish league
September 13 - Konyaspor × Trabzon - Fifth round of the Turkish league
September 17 - First round of the Europa League group stage if qualified
September 20 - Trabzon × Galatasaray - Sixth round of the Turkish league
