‘Trabzon, are you ⁠ready?’: Mohamed Salah lands in Turkey to sign for Trabzonspor

Salah greeted by hundreds of fans before free transfer

Egypt star left Liverpool this summer after nine years

Mohamed Salah arrived smiling at an Istanbul airport on Wednesday wearing Trabzonspor’s burgundy and blue kit ahead of ⁠his expected move to ⁠the Turkish Super Lig ​side, as hundreds of fans jostled for a glimpse of the Egyptian forward.

Trabzonspor announced on Tuesday they were in negotiations with ⁠Salah and the club chairman, Ertugrul Dogan, said they expected to sign the 34-year-old on a free transfer at a ceremony in the Black Sea city on Thursday.