Fatih Terim Applauds Salah’s Momentous Transfer to Trabzonspor

Fatih Terim has thrown his weight behind Mohamed Salah’s stunning switch to Trabzonspor, branding it one of the most significant transfers Turkish football has ever seen.

On the eve of a fierce clash at Papara Park in the sixth round of the Trendyol Super League, the legendary coach underlined just how seismic the Egyptian’s arrival could be for both club and country.

Trabzonspor, sitting ninth on 7 points and desperate to steady themselves in front of their own fans, host old rivals Galatasaray, who travel to the Black Sea coast as league leaders with 13 points from a possible 15 and the scent of an early title charge in their nostrils.

Into that cauldron steps Salah – and Terim believes convincing him to wear the claret-and-blue shirt bordered on the impossible.

“We are talking about a player who has been at the highest level for years with Liverpool, and has won everything,” Terim told Turkish outlet 61saat. “The Europa League, the Champions League, and Club World Cups. He is a player who is indispensable.”

The veteran coach stressed that the race to sign Salah stretched far beyond Turkey.

“Any club in the world would wish to sign him,” he said. “Clubs from the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are ready to pay enormous sums for him, not to mention the giants of the Spanish, Italian and English leagues. But in the end he chose Trabzonspor, and this in itself is a great achievement.”

The money of Saudi Arabia and the UAE was on the table. So were the bright lights of Europe’s biggest leagues. Salah turned his back on all of it for a new chapter on the Black Sea.

For Terim, that decision shines just as brightly as the player’s reputation.

He reserved a particular nod of respect for the club’s hierarchy. “President Ertuğrul Doğan and his administration deserve every appreciation and congratulation. Bringing in a player of this world-class value is not an easy matter at all, as he is able to go anywhere he wants. What happened is a momentous thing and deserves praise.”

The early evidence backs him up. Salah has exploded into life in the Trendyol Super League, already establishing himself as the division’s standout attraction: 4 goals and 1 assist in just 5 matches, a return that has instantly shifted the league’s spotlight towards Trabzon.

Now comes the real test. A roaring Papara Park, the league leaders in town, and Turkey’s newest superstar on center stage.