Hamed Kavianpour, the former player of Persepolis and the current technical director of the club's academy, said in a video interview to Sport Se: "I say without pretensions, Mr. Karim is not sad about the loss of Persepolis. If he was, he wouldn't be able to work with 12 head coaches. If he was, he would be the head coach somewhere."
However, in response to these statements, the Persepolis Club announced that Hamed Kuyanpour was summoned to the disciplinary committee of the Persepolis Club by the order of Fayman Haddi, the CEO of the club, and "after that a decision will be made regarding him.