GALATASARAY SPORTS CLUB’S BOARD MEMBER IBRAHIM HATIPOGLU’S STATEMENTS
Galatasaray Sports Club’s Board Member Ibrahim Hatipoglu made statements about the agenda. Hatipoglu announced that the star player was removed from the transfer list due to additional demands. Hatipoglu also commented on the transfer activities of the club. Here are Ibrahim Hatipoglu’s words: “Last week, we completed the first camp in Austria. It was very productive. We went with a large group of players. There were no injuries, and we had a successful preparation period. We played 3 matches. They were important in preparing for the league. Despite the intense training in the last match, our players achieved a beautiful victory. We are having the first training of the second phase at Florya and we will go to Austria. We will play 2 friendly matches. We will return ready for the Super Cup match on August 3.”
“Our fans are right to criticize us. We had set a goal. We started with the aim of reaching the camp period. Due to the developments and difficulties in the transfer process, we are continuing with a slight delay in our goal. Our only aim is to determine the most correct players for Galatasaray under the most suitable conditions without making mistakes. We don’t have a long transfer list. We are working on two positions. There are important names identified by our coach.”
“Players who play for both their clubs and national teams, players their teams do not want to give up. They are one of those who prolong the process. As public opinion, agenda, and pressure increase, demands change. Some additional requests emerge. I want to say something about Doue, which has been intensively focused on in the last few days. The process was going as planned. We reached an agreement with Rennes Club. We still have a valid agreement. I thank Rennes Club for their support during this process.”
“DOUE IS NOT ON THE LIST”
“People close to Doue have been making the process more difficult every day with different demands. This is Galatasaray Sports Club. If a transfer will take place, there are rules and conditions. The transfer was prolonged because these points were pushed. He was one of the players on our list. However, at this point, these demands have brought Galatasaray Sports Club to the point of ending the negotiations. We are sorry. After this point, Doue is not on Galatasaray’s transfer list.”
“WENDEL IS INTERESTED”
“Wendel is one of the very important players in his field. We are working to add him to our squad, he is the best player of his team. He is interested in coming to Galatasaray. Zenit does not want to let go of their best player. We are insistent. There is no negative situation right now. He played in the last 2 matches, the Super Cup and league matches. He played extraordinarily in both matches. This is proof of how correct of a choice we made. It is not easy to transfer such good players, especially if their teams do not want to let them go. We believe that we will successfully complete this process, a difficult process. We will follow it through to the end.”
“We are not working on only one player for both right-back and Wendel. We are simultaneously in contact with many players. These are not processes that will cause delays. We are concurrently handling these processes with other players in the background, players we do not want to mention. We wholeheartedly believe that we will bring the players suitable for Galatasaray for both the right-back and midfield soon. We are conducting extremely efficient and fast work in this direction. Our fans trust us and support us.”