Despite a successful season with Liverpool, Salah finished fourth in the rankings. He achieved this by contributing 47 goals in the top-flight and 57 goals across all competitions under manager Arne Slot, who led the team to a Premier League title in his first season.
The voting panel consisted of journalists from Albania, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Mexico, Panama, Romania, Switzerland, Uganda, and Qatar. Among these journalists, only four selected Salah as their top player, from Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, and South Africa.
The voting results showed a clear preference for Dembele, who was chosen as the number one player by a large majority. Journalists praised his impressive performance with the Champions League winners, which contributed to his unanimous selection as the top player.
Other notable nominations included Scotland's representative choosing Scott McTominay as the top player and Switzerland selecting Viktor Gyokeres as the fifth-best player following his impressive season with Sporting Lisbon.
