Turkish media reported on Sunday evening about the potential transfer of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah to Turkish club Besiktas during the current summer transfer window.
The Turkish newspaper Milliyet confirmed that Besiktas president Serdal Adali met with Salah's agent Rami Abbas in Istanbul last week to continue negotiations and finalize the deal under the most favorable conditions.
According to the newspaper's report, an agreement was reached regarding an annual salary of 12 million euros for the Egyptian player, a two-year contract, and a commission of five million euros for Abbas.
It was noted that Abbas's demand for a commission of 35 percent of the two-year contract caused dissatisfaction among Adali. However, after intense discussions, Abbas reduced his request from 7.5 million euros to five million.
Thus, there are no more obstacles to the official completion of Salah's transfer to Besiktas in the current summer transfer window. It is expected that Salah will officially sign a new contract with Besiktas in the coming days.
Previously, Besiktas had already reached an agreement with the Egyptian star on all contract terms. Furthermore, Salah conducted video calls with the club president Adali, head coach Vincenzo Italiano, and football director Onder Ozen, during which he expressed his willingness to move to Istanbul.
It should be noted that Salah left Liverpool FC at the end of last season, having spent nine seasons with the club.
The president of the Turkish club Beşiktaş, Serdal Adalı, confirmed that negotiations with Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah, former Liverpool winger, are still underway.
According to information published by the newspaper Hürriyet, Adalı stated that significant progress has been made in discussions with Salah, but the deal is not yet finalized. He noted that a final decision on signing Salah has not been reached.
Serdal Adalı added that after media reports surfaced about the completion of the deal, the player's agents changed the financial terms, attempting to inflate them to astronomical figures. The club rejected such conditions, and negotiations continue.
Adalı emphasized that the club highly values Salah and agrees with him on everything, but stressed that the priority is the best situation for Beşiktaş, and they are moving in that direction, reassuring the fans.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah's agent, Rami Abbas, caused controversy by writing on his official X account: 'We still do not know where Mohamed will play next season, but we can find out very soon.' He also added that their approach is not to engage in discussions with clubs where Mohamed does not want to play, just for the sake of creating hype.
