Beşiktaş vice president Murat Kılıç, who camped at a hotel in Belek Tourism Center in Antalya’s Serik district, made a statement to the press before the team’s training in the evening. Kılıç stated that the motivation of his players is high and that agreements have been reached with the players they are in talks with, and that negotiations are continuing with their clubs. Kılıç also noted that Portuguese star Rafa Silva will play if he wishes. Here are those explanations…
“OUR PLAYERS ARE VERY HIGHLY MOTIVATED”
Kılıç, the vice president of the Black-Whites, said, “Our winter camp is not just a place where physical training takes place. It is a very good training place where our team, our football players, have motivation and unity, and how to act together and play as a team. You are aware of this. Our motivation is very high. The motivation of our players is very high. We are having a great time, especially with our coaches and technical team, in terms of one-on-one meetings with them. Having these trainings will be very useful for us in the future.”
“WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PLAYERS WHO WILL BE IN THE TOP 11”
Emphasizing that one of the most important issues is the transfer, Kılıç said, “As you know, it is not very easy to make a transfer in the interim period. Our coaches and our team, in particular, eliminate and weave so much that they look at the players’ history, injury status and mood in great detail. We do not have the luxury of making mistakes. We are looking for players who can play in the first eleven in their current positions, in the positions where we will recruit new players, and who can be in the race to play in the first eleven. That is why we are not in a hurry today.”
“DEAL WITH THE PLAYERS IS OK”
Pointing out that they are not in a hurry for the transfer, Murat Kılıç said, “As you know, two foreign players did not join the camp at the moment. We have the right to recruit two young players. We have the right to make four transfers. We will fill all of them. As I said, these transfers will be players that will both excite our fans and motivate us while playing. The players are being negotiated. Agreements with the players are okay, but the players we are looking for are the players who play in their teams and that their teams care about. Now we are trying to reach an agreement with their teams. We will reach an agreement in a very short time. “We will most likely make it to the camp. Our first goal right now is to fill the desired positions,” he said.
“WE ACT BY CONSIDERING OUR ECONOMY”
Asked about the names of the players to be transferred, Murat Kılıç said, “The players have been contacted now. Agreements have been reached with the players, but it would not be right to mention their names right now since we have not signed any contracts with their clubs yet. By the way, when we make these transfers, we act according to our budget and our economy. We act by considering our economy. Because we do not want to risk the future. We have a lot of work on the economy. We have talked about this a lot before. Our economy, especially in a very short time, we have plans that will bring a very good income, “We have projects. We will make all of them happen in a very short time. We do not have any problems with the budget at the moment. We have not said anything about the budget. We do not have any problems with the budget, they can give their value to the players who can play in the first eleven and be in the race.”
“TRANSFERS WILL BE MADE FOR STOPPER, LEFT BACK AND 6-8 PLAYERS”
Asked about which positions will be transferred, Beşiktaş Vice President Murat Kılıç said, “As for the positions, centre-back, left-back, left-back, you know, Jurasek left. He can play one six or eight, these positions are empty. These are our first priority, but if the opportunity comes to transfer, the center forward can also be transferred, the opportunity is transferred, the left wing can also be, these can happen on the right wing.”
“WE ARE TRYING TO GET NEW TRANSFERS TO THE CAMP”
Stating that they are trying to get the new transfers to the camp, Kılıç said, “Of course, it can happen in this process. When an agreement is reached with the club on Monday, the player will come to the camp, but it is not very easy. Why is this not easy, because he does not want to leave the club? Who would you like to leave first? Players who are of no use to you and who do not contribute to the team. We will not make such a transfer. Since we are looking for players who are playing, uninjured, young and can be of benefit to our club in the future, it could happen today or tomorrow. Especially there is the African Cup. There is a Christmas holiday. “So they can come when we reach an agreement with their clubs,” he said.
“WE ARE PLANNING GOALKEEPER TRANSFER”
Kılıç answered the question about goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen, who plays for Chelsea, as follows:
“We are planning to transfer a goalkeeper. I don’t want to name names. There are negotiations. The names published in the press are not wrong names, they are correct names. As I said, negotiations were held with the players.”
“RAFA SILVA CAN PLAY IF HE WANTS”
To the question about Rafa Silva, Vice President Murat Kılıç said, “Rafa Silva joined the camp. He also goes to training in the camp. He also receives his training. As our club, neither Sergen Hodja nor our technical team nor the management has a problem with Rafa Silva. He can play if he wants. It depends on himself. There is no business for us here. The normal process is continuing now. He will play if he wants.”