Mohamed Salah could play until he is 40 and the Egyptian’s departure from Liverpool opens up new opportunities for an ‘irreplaceable’ player, his former manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday.
33-year-old Salah, one of the club’s greatest ever players, announced this week that he will leave Anfield at the end of the season.
Salah was signed by Klopp from AS Roma in 2017 and helped Liverpool win two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, two League Cups and a Community Shield.
“He has set completely new standards for a professional footballer – how hard you can work, how much you can invest in recovery and all that,” the German manager told the BBC on Saturday ahead of a Legends charity match in Liverpool aosu8s.
“Now he’s leaving here, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he plays another six or seven years.
“I’m sad, but he is without a doubt an all-time great player and I’m very proud to have been part of that career.”
Klopp, who left Liverpool in 2024, said Salah and the club had been a perfect match.
“Mo and I had big dreams, but we didn’t dare to dream that big,” he said.
«I really think the whole relationship was a fair deal. An exceptional player, exceptional numbers and of course he earned some money,» Klopp added.
“And now he can go wherever he wants and the club will have to find and find other players, and that’s absolutely okay.”
Published on March 28, 2026
