Mohamed Salah's Potential Move to MLS: What Fans Are Saying

Major League Soccer has grown used to big names landing on its shores. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and a stream of European greats have already turned the league into a late-career destination with serious pull.

Now the next potential headline act is being whispered about: Mohamed Salah.

The former Liverpool winger has left Anfield this summer with a year still left on his deal, walking away after a glittering spell in the Premier League. Fresh from representing Egypt at the 2026 World Cup, the 32-year-old is weighing up what could be the final major move of his career.

Turkey has been floated as one possible stop. But in recent days, the noise has shifted west. Reports suggest Salah is in talks with an unnamed MLS club, and that alone has been enough to light up timelines across North America.

The reaction has been instant and loud.

“That would be insane,” one fan wrote, summing up the sense of disbelief that a player of Salah’s recent pedigree might follow Messi across the Atlantic.

Another supporter looked beyond the star power to the bigger picture: “That would be amazing, hopefully to a smaller market team to grow the sport.” The idea of Salah lifting an entire franchise, not just selling shirts, clearly appeals.

There is, of course, one club everyone mentions whenever a global icon is linked with MLS. Inter Miami, already stacked with Messi and Suarez, sit at the centre of almost every rumour. Not everyone wants that.

“Salah would be an interesting signing, let’s all hope it is not Inter Miami, they have enough good attackers; they need to stop,” another fan posted, half joking, half pleading for some competitive balance.

Others zoomed out to the league-wide impact. “That would be mega massive for MLS. Let’s go,” came one response, capturing the belief that Salah’s arrival would push the league’s profile into yet another gear.

Speculation has already turned to fits and destinations. “Is LAFC the best fit for him? I think it’d be a coup for the league if they get him to one of their best teams,” one supporter asked, pointing Salah toward a club already built to contend.

Then came the more playful crossover chatter. “Wow, Mo Salah joining LeBron in Philly,” another fan wrote, throwing Philadelphia into the mix and tying MLS hype to the city’s NBA superstar.

Strip away the noise and one hard fact remains: at this stage, nothing is settled. Salah has not publicly revealed his next move. The only concrete guidance came from his agent, who tweeted on July 17: “I personally do not know where Mohamed will play next season. What does that tell you?”

For now, MLS can only dream. But if Salah does choose North America, the league’s era of “ageing stars” may start to look like something else entirely: a destination where global icons still have the power to change the landscape, not just the final pages of their careers.