Trabzonspor president reveals how he persuaded Mohamed Salah to join

Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan said the club convinced Mohamed Salah to join by promising him unprecedented warmth in the city, after a derby victory.

• Trabzonspor defeated Beşiktaş 2-0 in the eighth round of the Turkish league.
• Salah scored in the match, raising his league tally to eight goals.
• Doğan said he convinced Salah by promising him a warmth he had never experienced, which the player felt upon arriving in Trabzon.
• Doğan said signing a player of Salah's stature required paying the demanded amount, and that Salah is now happy with his family in Trabzon.