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Mohamed Salah reunites with young Liverpool fan as he targets Europa League lift with Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor flew Isaac Kearney and his family to Turkey for the surprise, and Salah embraced the boy at the club's training ground.
Mohamed Salah joined Super Lig side Trabzonspor on a free transfer earlier this month, making his debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw against Kasimpasa.
Residents in Trabzon have been 'waking up and going to sleep to the name of Mohamed Salah,' club president Ertugrul Dogan told Egypt's Sport channel, praising the signing's impact.
Salah has 10 goals and 10 assists in 37 Europa League appearances for Basel, Roma, Fiorentina, and Liverpool, and he played 98 times in the Champions League across his career.
Trabzonspor flew young Liverpool fan Isaac Kearney, who has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, to Turkey earlier this month to reunite with Salah at the club's training ground.
Coach Fatih Tekke said 'Thursday is really important' as Trabzonspor prepares for a Europa League play-off against Hungary's Ferencvaros, while negotiations to sign Darwin Nunez from Hilal collapsed over wage costs.
While Trabzonspor is intensively preparing for the upcoming playoff game of the UEFA Europa League against Ferencvaros Budapest, an extraordinary reunion took place on the training grounds of the Bordeauxrot blues. On the initiative of the club leadership, little fan Isaac Kearney travelled to Trabzon to meet his great idol Mohamed Salah personally. The boy, who was born with the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and is known worldwide for his passionate…