Surprise pre-season plan at Fenerbahçe: Acun Ilıcalı to step back

It has been claimed that Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç is planning a significant change for the new season.

Journalist Serdar Ali Çelikler made claims regarding Acun Ilıcalı.

Çelikler stated the following:

- Sercan Hamzaoğlu is currently the club's number one reporter; they are conducting almost all their communications through Sercan. I don't think this is right; it's not right to conduct these affairs through one person. They are also putting a lot of pressure on Sercan. In fact, Sercan often doesn't offer commentary, he says, 'They gave me this information, the management says this, I spoke with Acun Ilıcalı and he said this.'

- When you listen to Sercan Hamzaoğlu, you understand what part of the Fenerbahçe management is trying to say. Hamzaoğlu says, 'There needs to be someone who will spend time at Samandıra constantly next year. Acun Ilıcalı is there, but he has a lot of work; someone who won't leave Samandıra next year is needed.'

- Sercan Hamzaoğlu has a very good relationship with Ahmet Ketenci, and he also has a very good relationship with Hakan Safi. From what I see, Hakan Safi wants this job. My call to Safi is that some of the PR work being done about you is working against you; you need to be a bit more careful. What I understand is that Acun Ilıcalı will step back from the football branch a bit, and Hakan Safi will come to the forefront.

- Ahmet Ketenci doesn't speak a foreign language; I don't know if Hakan Safi does. Abdurrahim Albayrak didn't know one either, and these things aren't that important, but they are very important in meetings with the coach. Mourinho was playing with a 3-man defense, and I wondered to myself, 'Did Acun Ilıcalı say to Mourinho, coach, let's play with a 4-man defense?' but I did some research, and it's impossible for something like that to be said to Mourinho.

- For Hakan Safi, he needs to make the news about 'he gave 5 million euros, he offered a 10 million euro bonus' come true; in other words, Safi really needs to provide this money, he shouldn't just be blowing hot air.