21-year-old national goalkeeper Doğan Alemdar, who was loaned from French Ligue 1 team Rennes to French Ligue 2 team Troyes at the beginning of the season, made a statement to Demirören News Agency.
Stating that the season went well for him, Doğan Alemdar said, “We have a young team. It is a good season for me. Everything is fine now. Our matches are continuing. Even though we are not in a very good position in terms of points in the league, we have a team that is constantly improving itself. “We have a team that is more professional. This is an important thing for us and I think it is getting better every day,” he said.
“I WILL RETURN STRONGER”
Stating that he will return to Rennes stronger, Doğan Alemdar said, “I still have a contract in Rennes in terms of club and manager planning. I will return there again. We never know what will happen in football. That’s why I wanted to spend a preparation period here and our club predicted this. “It’s a good thing for me. I hope I will come back stronger next year,” he said.
“RENNES IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PLAYERS”
Stating that many players from Rennes went to good teams, the 21-year-old goalkeeper said, “The club is very important for a young player. In the French Ligue 1, there is a team strength that plays in the top 5 every year and plays in Europe. It is also very important for young players.” It’s an important thing. Young players are coming out all the time. Camavinga, who played for Real Madrid, transferred to Real Madrid the season I came. Lesley Ugochukwu also went to Chelsea. We played with him, too, and he made the transfer. Jeremy Doku, with whom I also played, is currently “He plays for Manchester City. As I said, Rennes is already a very big club. I think it is a club where I can show myself and develop,” he said.
“OUR TEACHER MONTELLA GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THOSE FEELINGS”
Expressing that he is very happy that the National Team went to EURO 2024, the 21-year-old goalkeeper said, “I am very happy that we participated in EURO 2024. I also thank my coach. He invited me there. Our coach Montella has the opportunity to be there and experience those feelings.” I was in the national team before with our coach Stefan Kuntz. Being there is something our Turkey deserves. I am very happy too. The Croatia and Latvia matches were very important. We secured it by getting important wins in both matches. I am very happy for the national team. Better days “It is waiting for us. Hopefully, those days are near,” he said.
“BERTUĞ CAME TO RENNES DESERVED”
Speaking about the transfer of national football player Bertuğ Yıldırım to Rennes, Alemdar said, “We had a meeting before Bertuğ was transferred. In fact, Bertuğ is my dear brother, a very close friend. He is a name I see every day. He was already being watched before his transfer. He had done good things. He joined Rennes. He deservedly came to Turkey. He had scored a goal in his first match. There was such a joke between us. I told him ‘you don’t need to score a goal, they will make you score anyway and create that position for you’. I was very happy for him too. I hope he can improve himself and become bigger. “He will have the chance to play in clubs,” he said.
“IT’S GOOD TO HAVE COMPETITION BETWEEN US”
Stating that there are very talented Turkish goalkeepers, the young goalkeeper used the following statements:
“As Turkish goalkeepers, this is a very important thing for the country. I have goalkeeper brothers who are talented. It is good to have competition between us. This is also good for the national team. As I said, they are all beautiful and talented people.”
“ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHARES IN MY TRANSFER BELONGS TO BERNA GÖZBAŞI”
Stating that Kayserispor’s former president Berna Gözbaşı played a big role in the Rennes transfer, Doğan Alemdar said, “I wore the Kayserispor jersey when I was 18. Of course, I played 30 matches in this plan. I think 30 matches is a very important success for an 18-year-old young player. Thank God.” Thank God, I achieved this success. After that, I had a European dream. Berna Gözbaşı was our president at that time. I also thank her from here. She always supported and motivated me. She tried to send us to Europe. I think the biggest thing in that transfer was “I can say that one of the shares belongs to Berna President. Coming to Europe is very important for me. But what comes after is even more important. It is very important to stay here, to do better things here, to achieve better successes here,” he said.
“I WOULD LOVE TO BE IN EURO 2024”
Alemdar said that he wanted to be in the National Team and experience the tournament atmosphere and concluded his words as follows:
“Our national team will do its best at EURO 2024 and complete the tournament in the best possible way. I hope we will win the championship. I hope it will be a championship without any accidents or trouble. I would love to be there and see that atmosphere.”