Trabzonspor Sign Mohamed Salah in Break from Turkish Football Tradition

Mohamed Salah has joined Trabzonspor, making him the first major name to choose the Black Sea club over Istanbul's dominant trio of Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. The move began with a text from club president Ertugrul Dogan to manager Fatih Tekke during the World Cup, and Trabzonspor ultimately beat Beşiktaş, who had appeared the most likely destination. Salah's decision to join Trabzonspor rather than one of Istanbul's Big Three marks an unprecedented shift in the hierarchy of Turkish football's marquee signings.