Can Uzun is causing a stir at 1. FC Nürnberg this season – big clubs are said to have already expressed interest. At least one question about the future now seems to have been answered.
He is one of the most sought-after talents of recent years: Can Uzun. The man from Nuremberg was included in the future planning of both the German and Turkish football associations. Now Uzun has probably made his decision. According to Turkish media reports, Uzun will wear the Turkey jersey in the future – and has therefore decided against a DFB future.
As the Internet portal “Haberturk” reports, Uzun recently met Hamit Altintop, ex-Bayern star and board member of the Turkish Football Association, and his family was also there. The decision is said to have been made there. The DFB could not confirm this when asked by t-online on Wednesday afternoon. Turkey’s coach Vincenzo Montella wants to call Uzun into the squad for the next international matches in March against Hungary and Austria.
Uzun recently left his sporting future open. “I haven’t made a decision yet,” the 18-year-old told the Mittelbayerische Zeitung recently. But there is a tendency, he added: “Ultimately I will not decide against, but for a national team and go there that my heart and my gut say is right.”
Uzun has previously played for the Turkish U17 and U18. National team director Rudi Völler and DFB managing director Andreas Rettig recently paid a visit to Uzun in Nuremberg. The highly gifted Uzun is causing a sensation in the club’s second division this season. He has already scored eleven goals and has attracted interest from numerous clubs. There have already been initial discussions with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
“That’s true – but also with other teams. But nothing has happened yet, neither with Frankfurt nor elsewhere,” said Uzun. In the end, he will make his decision “from my heart. No one else really has any influence on it.” The transfer fee is around ten million euros.