Trabzonspor have parted firm with head coach Fatih Tekke by mutual consent, plunging the Turkish heavyweights into chaos lower than a month after pulling off the blockbuster signing of Mohamed Salah.
Tekke, who took cost in March 2025 and guided the membership to Turkish Cup glory final season, tendered his resignation final week following an embarrassing 5-0 mixture drubbing towards Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros within the UEFA Europa League play-offs.
Whereas the board initially rejected Tekke resignation to maintain stability, Monday’s dismal 2-1 Super Lig defeat at promoted Amedspor proved the ultimate straw, prompting the hierarchy to behave.
Mohamed Salah, @SuperLig’e merhaba dedi! 👋#TrendyolSüperLig | @Trabzonspor | @MoSalah pic.twitter.com/zJKXe7jGGg
— Trendyol Süper Lig (@superlig) August 25, 2026
How have Trabzonspor began the 2026/27 season?
The Black Sea Storm invested closely this summer season, headlined by landing 34-year-old Liverpool icon Salah as a free agent on a two-year deal value a reported €17m (£14.6m) per season.
Trabzonspor have additionally signed a former Reds team-mate of Salah in Brazil midfielder Fabinho.
Whereas Salah has delivered individually by scoring three objectives in his first 4 appearances throughout all competitions, the group haven’t carried out.
With simply 4 factors from their opening three league fixtures and an exit from Europe’s second-tier competitors, the stress turned insurmountable.
Trabzonspor fixtures: Convention League 2026/27
Tekke is just not the one departure in Trabzon. Rangers and Sheffield United midfielder John Lundstram, who spent final season on mortgage at Hull Metropolis, has had his contract terminated two years after arriving in Turkiye.
Crashing out of the Europa League has dropped Trabzonspor into the league part of the UEFA Conference League, beginning with a visit to Finnish facet Kups on October 15, adopted by the go to of Scottish Premiership group Coronary heart of Midlothian to the Papara Park on October 22.
Hearts will now be bracing to face a facet possessing Salah’s firepower, however probably working underneath a wholly new managerial setup.
