[Official] Son Heung-min is leaving even if he lives, nine years of companionship with Liverpool

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Following Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC), who left Tottenham, another English Premier League (EPL) legend striker will leave his team. Mohamed Salah (34, Egypt), who won the EPL joint top scorer title with Son Heung-min in the past, will end his nine-year partnership with Liverpool.

Salah and the Liverpool club officially announced their separation on the 25th (Korea Standard Time) after this season. "It's unfortunate, but the day has finally come," Salah said on her social media (SNS). "This will be the first part of my farewell," he said. "I'm leaving Liverpool as soon as this season ends." The Liverpool club also said, "At the end of the 2025-2026 season, I will end my stellar career in Liverpool. We have agreed to conclude our nine-year journey with Salah," he said.

After moving from AS Roma (Italy) to Liverpool in June 2017, Salah played a memorable role in the history of the EPL as well as the Liverpool club. He scored 255 goals in 435 official matches in Liverpool's uniform and played a leading role in winning several tournaments, including the EPL, the English League Cup (more than two times), the UEFA Champions League (UCL), and the English Football Association (FA) Cup.

In the 2021-2022 season, when Son Heung-min won the EPL scoring title for the first time as an Asian player, he was also the joint top scorer with Son Heung-min. In addition to this season, Salah has won EPL's top scorer title four times. Last season, he played in all EPL games and accumulated 29 goals and 18 assists to dominate the top scorer and assist. Only four players have won both the top scorer and help in one season in the EPL, and Salah is the only one who has achieved this great achievement twice (2021-2022 season and 2024-2025 season).

However, Salah's record this season has fallen significantly, with five EPL goals and six assists and three goals in nine UCL games, and his position has declined significantly due to rumors of discord with the coach recently. In the end, Liverpool and Salah reached an agreement to break up after this season by advancing the contract period, which is until June 2027.

The Liverpool club said, "We are fully focused on Salah's best finish for Liverpool. The time to fully commemorate his legacy and achievements will take place at Anfield at the end of this season, he said, signaling a grand retirement ceremony. Salah's future destination is up in the air.

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