‘Stay in Europe’: Salah warned against US move as MLS clubs eye Egypt icon

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 30, 2026 · 677 words · By AFP; Reuters

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Mohamed Salah warned against US move as MLS clubs eye Egyptian footballer Egyptian official says Liverpool star will fade away if he opts for the MLS as San Diego FC owner welcomes compatriot.

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What happened

Mohamed Salah warned against US move as MLS clubs eye Egyptian footballer Egyptian official says Liverpool star will fade away if he opts for the MLS as San Diego FC owner welcomes compatriot.

Why it matters

Egypt’s national team director Ibrahim Hassan has cautioned Mohamed Salah against moving to Major League Soccer (MLS) after he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season, as it would see the forward fade into obscurity.

Common ground

Salah, 33, has yet to decide his next move after he ends a hugely successful nine-year spell at Liverpool, where he won two Premier League titles and the Champions League.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Flag-Waving: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Egypt faces Spain in a friendly and has a Group G World Cup draw with Belgium, New Zealand, and Iran?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Egypt faces Spain in a friendly and has a Group G World Cup draw with Belgium, New Zealand, and Iran”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Egypt's World Cup group or friendly matches.

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Claim 2: “San Diego FC owner Mohamed Mansour stated Salah would be an asset to any team or country he joins”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Mohamed Mansour's statements about Salah.

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Claim 3: “Salah is sidelined by injury and will miss Egypt's training camp for the World Cup”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Salah's injury status or training camp absence.

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Claim 4: “Hassan suggested the Saudi Pro League would be a suitable option if Salah doesn't get European offers”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Ibrahim Hassan's Saudi Pro League suggestion.

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Claim 5: “Salah, 33, has yet to decide his next move after he ends a hugely successful nine-year spell at Liverpool”

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Wikipedia confirms Salah's Liverpool career but does not mention him leaving the club. No evidence of decision-making status.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_UEFA_Champions_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Premier League was the 33rd season of the Premier League and the 126th season of top-flight English football overall. Manchester City entered the season as four-time defending champions, b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Egypt na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah

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Claim 6: “MLS Commissioner Don Garber expressed a preference for Salah to stay in Europe”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Don Garber's comments on Salah.

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Claim 7: “Mansour declined to confirm active recruitment efforts for Salah”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search confirming Mansour's stance on recruitment efforts.

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Claim 8: “Mohamed Salah warned against US move as MLS clubs eye Egyptian footballer”

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Wikipedia entries for Ibrahim Adel and Mohamed Salah do not mention Ibrahim Hassan advising Salah against MLS. No corroborating sources found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Adel Ali Mohamed Hassan (Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم عَادِل عَلِيّ مُحَمَّد حَسَن; born 23 April 2001), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, on l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Adel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Free Officers (Arabic: حركة الضباط الأحرار, romanized: Ḥarakat al-dubbāṭ al-ʾaḥrār) were a group of revolutionary Egyptian nationalist officers in the Egyptian Armed Forces and Sudanese Armed Forc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Officers_movement_(Egypt)

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Claim 9: “Salah has won two Premier League titles and the Champions League with Liverpool”

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Wikipedia explicitly states Mohamed Salah won the 2018–19 Champions League and Premier League titles with Liverpool.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Premier League Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Premier League. For sponsorship purposes, it was called the Carling Golden Boot from 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League_Golden_Boot

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premier League each season. The re…
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