According to Sport Seh, Mohammad Salah By transferring to Trabzonspor, he has turned the economy of a city upside down and conquered the whole of Türkiye.
To understand the dimensions of the Salah fever in Türkiye, pay attention to this story: The story started on Instagram. Mohamed Salah posted a picture of himself sitting on a boulder in the remote highlands of Trabzon. From that moment, a flood of fans went to this mountainous area to take a souvenir photo at the exact same spot and with the same pose. The boulder on which Associated Press reporters who went to this remote area around Trabzon counted 46 tourists taking pictures within two hours.
Salah joining Trabzonspor after leaving Liverpool has exploded Turkish football. The move came at a time when football fans in Türkiye were in complete despair after their country’s national team suffered a bitter defeat in the World Cup and were eliminated without scoring a single goal.
But the presence of Pharaoh of Egypt has breathed a new spirit into this country. RHis giant paintings are painted on the walls of Trabzon and fans The name of the club’s home stadium on Google Maps has been changed to “Mohammed Salah Mosque”.
The departure of a 34-year-old star from the English Premier League to a lower level league may mean the end of his football career for many, but for Salah this transfer was the beginning of a rebirth. Salah left Anfield after a disappointing previous season with Liverpool, scoring just 12 goals and publicly clashing with manager Arne Schlott. But in Türkiye, he has returned to his peak days and by scoring in Monday night’s derby against Besiktas and filling the 41,000-seat Trabzon stadium, he is at the top of the scorers’ table. Turkish Super League is placed
Salah’s impact is not only on the field. He has turned the economy of Trabzon upside down. The club’s official page gained more than a million new followers after signing him, direct flights between Cairo and Trabzon were launched to transport Egyptian tourists, and travel agencies are selling tour packages including match tickets, shirt purchases and a visit to the “Sang Salah” at high prices.
Even a 73-year-old Lebanese man named Mustafa Sabbagh traveled to Trabzon for two days to see Salah, and to sit on the same boulder, he crossed the middle of the river and with wet shoes and pants, said with a smile: “Salah is my love and heart.” “He has a magic touch and the trip was worth it.”
The fans of Besiktas, Trabzon’s traditional rival, who could not attract Salah due to a dispute over the program manager’s commission, regret more than anyone. One of the Besiktas fans says: “Unfortunately, I like his football very much. If Salah was in our team, we would be leading by a margin. “The love for him in this city is crazy.”
