MKE Ankaragücü President Faruk Koca stated that all transfers were made with great care and said, “At the moment, 90 percent of our squad is complete. We will also transfer the left defender and start the league. All the transfers made are the most important football players of their region and you will see that they are all strawberries.”
“WE MADE ONE OF THE BEST TRANSFERS IN THE LEAGUE”
Noting that the 19 Mayıs Stadium will be finished at the end of 2024 or in 2025, Koca continued his words as follows:
“A stadium with 45 thousand plus 5 thousand people is being built. It is one of the few stadiums in Turkey and even in the world. Our President really gave instructions to all institutions to finish this stadium with great care and it will be completed as soon as possible. You can be sure that it will be completed as soon as possible. We have a responsibility. If Ankaragücü doesn’t fill the stadium, it will be our shame if Ankaragücü doesn’t get a combined team for 40 thousand people. Hopefully, we will celebrate Ankaragücü’s championship on May 19. Make sure that today, we made one of the best transfers in this league. From now on, the technical team, the players and Fans. Because the 12th power is the fans. You do your part, these football players will all be stars. I went to 3 practice matches, I went to training. I’ve been watching the whole process of the club for 2.5 years. This is the first time I’ve had this much hope. This team will not be an elevator team. The team will push up. Everyone should watch Ankaragücü.”
“BIGEST ANKARAGU”
After the speeches of Ankaragücü President Faruk Koca, Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) A.Ş. A plaque of appreciation was given to General Manager Yasin Akdere and the signing ceremony started. In the collective signing ceremony, new transfers; A contract was signed with Doğukan Kara, Uroš Radakovic, Fıratcan Üzüm, Marlon Xavier, Oğuz Ceylan, Lamine Diack, Mervan Yusuf Yiğit, Giorgi Beridze, Anastasios “Tasos” Chatzigiovanis, Nurullah Aslan, Ali Sowe, Pedrinho, Federico Macheda and Jese Rodriguez.
JESE RODRIGUEZ: I CAN’T WAIT TO FIGHT UNDER THIS FORM
Speaking after the group photo shoot at the ceremony, new transfer Jese Rodriguez said, “Thank you very much for welcoming me so well. I know what a great community I have come to. I can’t wait to fight with you under this uniform this year. I love the fans, the biggest Ankaragücü.” After Rodriguez’s speech, the mass signing ceremony ended with intense cheers from the fans.