15.11.2026 13:11
After Emre Belözoğlu took office as technical director at Fenerbahçe, the amount paid as compensation to Dirk Kuyt, from whom the club parted ways, has come to light. It has been claimed that the yellow-navy blues paid the Dutch coach a total of 1 million 125 thousand euros, including his salary until the end of the season and a Champions League bonus.
After Emre Belözoğlu was appointed as head coach at Fenerbahçe, changes were made in the coaching staff. Dirk Kuyt, who joined the yellow-navy club as İsmail Kartal's assistant at the start of the season, was not included in the new coaching staff's plans. As a result, the club parted ways with the 46-year-old Dutch coach, and the cost of the departure to Fenerbahçe also came to light.
1 MILLION 125 THOUSAND EUROS PAID TO KUYT
According to the claim put forward, Fenerbahçe management covered the salary obligations in Dirk Kuyt's contract through the end of the season. It was stated that the Champions League bonus in the Dutch coach's contract was also included in the payment. Thus, it was alleged that the total payment made by the yellow-navy club to Kuyt reached 1 million 125 thousand euros.
DETAILS OF THE PAYMENT REVEALED
Of the amount stated to have been paid to Dirk Kuyt, 1 million euros consisted of salary payments through the end of the season. It was stated that the remaining 125 thousand euros stemmed from the Champions League bonus in the Dutch coach's contract.
This cost, which emerged after Fenerbahçe's restructuring of the coaching staff, also revealed the economic dimension of Dirk Kuyt's departure.