Fatih Tekke, the technical director of Turkish Trabzonspor, clarified that it is important for his club's name to be associated with a player like Mohamed Salah.
Mohamed Salah
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This comes at a time when reports revealed that Turkish club Trabzonspor made its financial offer to Mohamed Salah to sign him in a free transfer deal. (See details)
The technical director of Turkish Trabzonspor said on the Turkish channel HTSpor: "There is nothing official yet regarding Salah".
He added, "It is very important for a name like Salah to be linked with Trabzonspor".
He continued, "But instead of creating expectations with words, we seek to build trust through hard work".
He concluded, "At the moment, there is nothing to say on the matter".
🔴🔵 Trabzonspor Teknik Direktörü Fatih Tekke, Mohamed Salah gündemini HT Spor'a özel değerlendirdi!@HTSpor
The French site Foot Mercato revealed that Trabzonspor is close to signing former Liverpool player Mohamed Salah. (See details)
According to the Turkish site "ajansspor", Trabzonspor made an offer to sign Mohamed Salah for two seasons.
The club offered a salary of 17 million euros per season, in addition to 5 million euros in bonuses.
Salah will also receive 20% of shirt sales.
This comes at a time when Turkish Beşiktaş withdrew from negotiations with Salah due to the financial demands of his agent Rami Abbas. (See details)
A report had previously revealed an offer from Saudi club Al-Ittihad to the Egypt national team captain. (See details)
Earlier, Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan revealed on the Turkish channel aspor: "Who wouldn't want to sign a player like Mohamed Salah? I wish that too, but until this moment there is no agreement".
He continued, "I don't want to talk about whether we have contacted Mohamed Salah or not. As the club president, I must protect the interests of Trabzonspor, so we must choose our words carefully".
He stressed, "If there is any new development regarding the deals, we will inform our fans and the public immediately".
Salah left Liverpool at the end of last season.
Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet" and Ayman Abdelaziz have previously worn the Trabzonspor shirt.
Trabzonspor will participate in the Europa League next season starting from the qualifying play-offs for the main round.
Mohamed Salah ended his career with Liverpool at the end of last season, after 9 years spent with the Reds.
Mohamed Salah returned with the Egypt national team from the World Cup after exiting in the round of 16 against Argentina.
Trabzonspor finished the Turkish league in third place last season.
