The statement from the yellow-navy club unequivocally refuted the claims.
FENERBAHÇE: “NOT EVEN A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION”
In the statement released by Fenerbahçe, it was stated, “Compulsory Statement: It has become necessary to make a statement regarding allegations that have emerged in some media outlets claiming a problem between our head coach İsmail Kartal and our player Edin Dzeko. Firstly, the player choices made by our head coach in the Beşiktaş derby are entirely focused on the match and tailored to the opponent’s game structure. Such decisions, including this one, are not even a subject of discussion within our team. We request our fans and the public to disregard such baseless rumors, particularly the increasing number of false news in both traditional and digital media in recent times.”