Fenerbahçe's search for a coach: Montella and Nagelsmann on the agenda

İsmail Kartal's fourth spell at Fenerbahçe ended with the defeat in the Galatasaray derby, leaving the head coach position vacant. It was reported that assistant coach Dirk Kuyt will take charge of the team until a new name is decided.

Foreign candidates on the agenda of club president Aziz Yıldırım include Vincenzo Montella and Julian Nagelsmann. Neither coach is currently managing a team. The list also includes Spanish coach Jose Luis Mendilibar, who most recently worked at Olympiakos. He has previously coached Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Valladolid, Levante, Eibar, Alaves and Sevilla.

If talks with foreign candidates do not produce a result, the club may turn to domestic names. In this context, Abdullah Avcı, Aykut Kocaman and Emre Belözoğlu could be considered. Which candidate Fenerbahçe's management will agree terms with should become clear in the coming days.