Chaos at Mohamed Salah’s Trabzonspor as manager leaves less than a week after club BLOCKED his resignation following Europa League calamity

Mohamed Salah’s new club Trabzonspor have confirmed the departure of head coach Fatih Tekke, less than a week after blocking his resignation.

Tekke had attempted to quit in the aftermath of Trabzonspor’s 5-0 defeat by Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Europa League play-off last week.

Tekke stated he was ‘imposing this punishment on myself’ after their exit. 

The club responded that his resignation had ‘not been accepted’ and confirmed he would take charge of their match against Amedspor.

Trabzonspor then suffered a 2-1 defeat by Amedspor on Tuesday, leading to further talks between the club and Tekke, with an agreement reached for him to leave.

‘As a result of the discussions held, we have mutually agreed to part ways with Fatih Tekke in line with Trabzonspor’s interests and future-oriented goals,’ a statement read. 

Fatih Tekke attempted to resign after their Europa League exit last week, but the club initially blocked the move

Trabzonspor were beaten in the league on Tuesday, with the club now agreeing to Tekke’s exit

‘Over the approximately 18-month period he served, Fatih Tekke added significant value to Trabzonspor. 

‘In addition to his contributions to the development of the players integrated into our squad during this time, he provided our club with important gains both in sporting and economic terms. 

‘By bringing the Turkish Cup to our trophy cabinet, he once again inscribed his name in Trabzonspor history. 

‘At the point we have reached today, we have arrived at a mutual understanding with our coach – who expressed that he could never accept his presence causing any harm to Trabzonspor in any way – that it is inevitable to chart a new roadmap by placing the club’s interests above all else. 

‘We thank our coach for the effort, dedicated work, successes he achieved, and the value he added to our club up to this point. 

‘We wish Fatih Tekke success in his future career; as a member of the Trabzonspor community, I want to express that we will always remember him with respect for the beautiful emotions he brought to our club and the valuable legacy he left behind.’

Salah’s new side have won just one of their opening three league matches, despite him scoring three times

In an additional update, the club announced Huseyin Cimşir would take charge of their next match with a process ongoing to appoint a permanent replacement.

Tekke’s exit comes just five games into Salah’s spell at the Turkish club, following his high-profile arrival in the summer.

The Liverpool legend has scored three times in five games for Trabzonspor, but his new side have won one of their opening three league matches, as well as being knocked out of the Europa League.