Mohamed Salah to Besiktas: Concrete Interest Reported, Agent Pushes Back

Mohamed Salah is a free agent following the conclusion of his contract at Liverpool at the end of the 2025/26 season, and a report has now surfaced linking the Egypt international with a transfer to Besiktas — though the claim has already attracted a significant rebuttal from those closest to the player.

As reported by CaughtOffside, a claim circulated suggesting Salah had reached an agreement with the Turkish club. His agent has since spoken out to dispute that characterisation. CaughtOffside notes the response directly, framing the Besiktas report as a surprise claim that the player’s representative felt compelled to address publicly. The outlet sits at tier three on the source registry, and the headline claim of an agreed deal should be read accordingly — this card stays at the lower state that the agent’s pushback demands.

What we have, then, is concrete interest at the reported level — one source, one disputed claim, no corroboration from a higher-tier outlet. The shape of any deal is not yet visible.

What moved this card: CaughtOffside’s coverage of the agent’s denial, published 18 July 2026, is the first mention of this link in the thread. Filed under speculative given the conflicting signals in the same report.

What’s left before the next stage: independent corroboration of genuine talks from a higher-tier outlet; a cleaner signal from the Salah camp that dialogue with Besiktas is open rather than disputed.

Socceroos note: Salah represents Egypt, not Australia, but his free-agent status will be tracked closely by Australians abroad monitoring the top end of the open market this window.