Can Uzun from 1. FC Nürnberg is being intensively courted by both the DFB and Turkey. A decision doesn’t seem to have been made yet.
Next for Turkey or maybe for Germany? Top talent Can Uzun from second division team 1. FC Nürnberg is now being intensively courted by the DFB. National team director Rudi Völler and DFB managing director Andreas Rettig are said to have paid the 18-year-old and his family a visit in Nuremberg on Thursday to talk about his future in the national team. This is reported by the “Bild” newspaper.
Turkey is also heavily recruiting the highly gifted offensive player, who has previously played for the Turkish U17 and U18. According to Hamit Altıntop, Uzun is “our player. He should also play for the U21. He has been very, very close to us for several years because he does a good job and because he has a lot of potential,” said the board member of the Turkish Football Association. Association TFF only last week on Sky.
Uzun, born in Regensburg, is causing a sensation at the club this season. The offensive player has already scored ten goals and has attracted interest from numerous top clubs.
Turkey has already added two 18-year-olds to the senior team in Arda Güler from Real Madrid and Kenan Yildiz from Juventus Turin, Altıntop continued: “The next one should be Can Uzun, he knows that too. He has to decide on that and keep pushing.”
Uzun himself had recently left his future open. “I haven’t made a decision yet and I don’t know what I’m going to do yet. I’ll think about it with my family and my advisor. It’s about how I’ll feel at the end. And then I’ll make a decision.” , he told “Bild” a few weeks ago.