Trabzonspor club has settled on the date for Mohamed Salah's signing ceremony after he officially joins.
Mohamed Salah
Club: Free agent
Trabzonspor has settled the race to sign Mohamed Salah after a struggle with a number of clubs, most notably Beşiktaş.
Turkish channel HT Spor revealed that Mohamed Salah's signing ceremony for Trabzonspor will be on Thursday at Papara Park Stadium, the Turkish club's home ground.
Turkish journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, a transfer market specialist, revealed that Trabzonspor reached a final agreement with Mohamed Salah.
Yağız explained that Salah agreed to a two-season contract with Trabzonspor.
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 reported that Salah is close to Trabzonspor after a new offer was submitted, 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.
French website Foot Mercato revealed that Trabzonspor is close to signing Mohamed Salah, the former Liverpool player. (See details)
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.
This comes at a time when Turkish club Beşiktaş withdrew from negotiations with Salah due to the financial demands of his agent Rami Abbas. (See details)
A report had previously revealed an offer from Saudi club Al-Ittihad for the Egypt national team captain. (See details)
Earlier, Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan revealed on the Turkish channel Aspor: "Who wouldn't want to sign a player like Mohamed Salah? I wish that too, but until this moment there is no agreement at all."
He added, "I don't want to talk about whether we have contacted Mohamed Salah or not. As the club president, I must protect the interests of Trabzonspor, so we must choose our words carefully."
He stressed, "If there is any new development regarding the deals, we will inform our fans and the public immediately."
Salah left Liverpool at the end of last season.
Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet" and Ayman Abdelaziz have previously worn the Trabzonspor shirt.
Trabzonspor will participate in the Europa League during the next season, starting from the qualifying playoff for the main round.
Mohamed Salah ended his career with Liverpool at the end of last season, after 9 years spent with the Reds.
Mohamed Salah returned with the Egypt national team from the World Cup after exiting in the round of 16 against Argentina.
Trabzonspor finished the Turkish league in third place during the past season.
