Why FSG are not seeking a fee for Mohamed Salah

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Mohamed Salah will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, but there has been concerns over why Liverpool and FSG are not seeking a transfer fee. Liverpool officially confirmed the news on Tuesday, releasing a statement that described Salah’s time at the club as an “illustrious career” at Anfield.

As a result, there has been some questions around the fanbase as to why Liverpool and Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are not seeking a fee for the Egyptian. Sam Wallace reports: “When it came to the final negotiations on the departure of Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, the consensus from the club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, was that holding out for a fee would do more damage to an already difficult situation.” “Thus, with one amendment, the expiration date of Salah’s contract was brought forward 12 months to June 30, 2026, and one of the greatest players in Liverpool’s history will leave as a free agent in the summer,” Wallace wrote.

“Ever since he went public with his misgivings at Elland Road in December, both parties have been looking for a way out of the two-year contract extension that was agreed last summer.” Salah’s departure, then, feels less like a neat transfer story and more like a painful but necessary uncoupling at the end of a legendary collaboration. Liverpool, FSG and Salah have all clearly prioritised a clean break over a messy fight for a fee, even if that decision jars with modern football’s obsession with asset protection and resale value.