Mehmet Can Aydin had a bitter evening in the Süper Lig. For his club Trabzonspor, but also personally. Ex-Schalke player Kaan Ayhan played a major role in this.

Mehmet Can Aydin had a pitch-black Sunday in the Turkish Süper Lig. The right-back, who is on loan from FC Schalke 04 to Trabzonspor, and his team were trounced in their home game against Galatasaray Istanbul. 5:1 was the final score for the team that will be second in the table next year against the team that will be Turkish champions in 2022. It was a very bitter defeat for the Black Sea club, which is currently in third place.

And Aydin, for whom Trabzonspor has a purchase option at the end of the season, played an unfortunate role in this. First of all, he had to take a seat on the substitutes’ bench. Although his rival Jens Stryger Larsen dissolved his contract with Bordeaux this week and left the club, the 21-year-old did not play.

Instead, Hüseyin Türkmen played on the far right in the back four. A player who, even after his injury had been cured at the end of November, had hardly been fielded at all for Trabzonspor this season.

In the second half, Aydin came on for Rayyan Baniya when the score was 0-1. However, the Würselen native was unable to prevent the demolition in the gala performance of “Gala”. On the contrary: before the 0-3, the Knappenschmiede graduate experienced a pitch-black moment.

Because he was turned in by former Schalke player Kaan Ayhan, of all people. Ayhan, a defender himself, was played on the left wing and outwitted Aydin with a simple body feint. In doing so, the brother of S04 U19 player Mertcan Ayhan laid the ball from left to right in the 64th minute and turned the ball past Aydin into the goal. Aydin did not look good.

The former Elgert student is on loan in Turkey until the end of the season. There is also a lot at stake for him. If Trabzonspor exercises the purchase option for €1.4 million, a new two-year contract for Aydin will automatically be activated. His salary would more than double from the current €245,000 to €550,000. Otherwise, he would initially return to FC Schalke 04, where he still has a contract until the summer of 2025.