MONTELLA LEFT! SUCCESSORS ARDA TURAN, SERGEN YALCIN, AVCI

The Turkish Football Federation Board held that critical meeting closely concerning the football public and decided to continue its duty until the ordinary elective general assembly date. Radical changes occurred in the administrative structure of the federation in this meeting. Substitute board members Ibrahim Ozbay and Metin Akyuz were appointed in place of the two principal members who resigned before. Also, Serdar Yildiz took over the duty in place of Secretary General Abdullah Ayaz, who submitted his resignation in the past days. Ahmet Erzurumlu, who worked as the TFF Registration Affairs Director, was appointed to the TFF Deputy Secretary General position. After these administrative revisions, the real major earthquake occurred on the National Team side. The federation management decided not to continue with head coach Vincenzo Montella and parted ways with him completely. Right after this separation, the question of who the new head coach of the national team will be settled right in the center of the agenda. The number 1 name on the candidate list determined by the TFF became Arda Turan. The young coach, who managed the Ukrainian giant Shakhtar team, looked a bit cold to the national team offer due to his club career and European planning, but he took place on the table as the first candidate. The other strong candidates on the broad list became Sergen Yalcin and Abdullah Avci. Both experienced coaches notified that they were ready to take over the duty with their professional teams in case an official offer came from the federation. The Turkish Football Federation announced both these new appointments and the Montella separation to the entire public through its official channels. Football fans waited for the result of that critical final meeting with Arda Turan.

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