[68028] Shake-up at Beşiktaş: A round of appointments and an intensive search for a new coach

Professional shake-up at Beşiktaş: Search for a new coach and sporting director

The Turkish giant club Beşiktaş is in a period of deep organizational changes. According to reports in BEŞİKTAŞ SEVDALILARI, President Serdal Adalı is working on appointing Önder Özen to the position of sporting director, with official contacts already taking place at the Nevzat Demir training facility. Sources in the Turkish media warn that a failure in this move could undermine the entire professional structure of the club.

Simultaneously, the Beşiktaş management has begun a frantic search for a new coach. The list of candidates includes prominent names such as Ernesto Valverde, Igor Tudor, Jorge Sampaoli, and even the name of Arda Turan has come up as someone who held direct talks with Adalı, as published in Haber Gündem. Various sources present a changing situation: while Radyo Gol points to Slaven Bilić as the preferred candidate, other sources in Sözcü claim that Adalı's plan focuses on Răzvan Lucescu and subsequently on Nuri Şahin.

On the front of their rival Fenerbahçe, presidential candidate Aziz Yıldırım is starting to initiate moves ahead of the elections. According to Haber Gündem and FENERBAHÇE HABERLERİ, Yıldırım has already instructed his team to work on signing Igor Thiago from Brentford, in parallel with a list of players he does not wish to see on the team next season.