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 there was, he would be the head coach somewhere." But in response to these statements, the Persepolis Club announced that Hamed Kuyanpour was summoned to the Persepolis Club's Disciplinary Committee by the order of Peiman Haddi, the club's CEO, and "after that a decision will be made about him".