A farewell program was organized for football manager Nuri Şahin, who left Super League team Antalyaspor and transferred to the German team Borussia Dortmund as a coach. Nuri Şahin said that he made a decision that he could not imagine and that there was no decision to make.
Antalyaspor management organized a farewell program for football manager Nuri Şahin, who left the team, at Atilla Vehbi Konuk Facilities. Antalyaspor President Sinan Boztepe, Press Spokesperson Alkan Evren, Deputy President Deniz Ali Yeşil, Vice President Yener Yıldırım and Nuri Şahin attended the program.
BOZTEPE: IT WAS A VERY SUDDEN SITUATION
Stating that there was a very sudden situation, Antalyaspor President Sinan Boztepe said, “There is a wonderful story for our teacher Nuri, who made Antalyaspor proud, and at the end of this story, there is a development that makes us all happy, honored and proud. What has become clear today “We wanted to make a statement together with our teacher,” he said.
‘IT DEVELOPED SPONTANEOUSLY’
Stating that the transfer developed spontaneously, Antalyaspor President Sinan Boztepe said, “The process developed spontaneously, but while we were working on the transfer and discussing the upcoming transfers together, it was not a position that either Nuri coach or we could stand against, prevent, or establish in our plans regarding his career and future. One of the 10 biggest brands in the world, 10 big ones.” Our coach is going to one of his clubs and we congratulate him on his success. As I said again, we are proud of this. We are all surprised here. Both Nuri Hoca and I are all surprised. It developed very quickly, but as I said, while we were making our own future plans, “We have moved on to a different plan. We will inform you about our new coach within a few days. I would like to thank him again in front of you,” he said.
‘OUR SEARCH FOR A TEACHER HAS STARTED’
President Sinan Boztepe stated that they are meeting with people for the coach position vacated by Nuri Şahin and said, “We are currently meeting with 3-4 people at the same time. We have to decide on a coach who can be the best for Antalyaspor, provide the greatest success, and replace our teacher Nuri.” “We are working as a team. It would be wrong for us to say any names or anything right now. We have meetings both domestically and internationally. It will be clear within the next week, at the beginning of the week,” he said.
ŞAHİN: I MADE A DECISION THAT I COULD NOT IMAGINE
Nuri Şahin, who left Antalyaspor and went to Borussia Dortmund, said, “The last 2-3 days have been very busy for all of us. I would like to thank my president, the management and the Antalyaspor community for their understanding and understanding. Antalyaspor is very valuable to me. I had a dream last week. I made a decision that I could not make or think about. We discussed the offer that came to me 2-3 days ago at my house. I talked to my president. I said that I wanted to accept this offer. Thank you, despite all our plans, he gave way to me and said ‘follow your dream’ and said that he was proud. He said that he was proud of the whole public. I would like to thank my president and the management in front of me. I think I don’t need to tell the Antalyaspor community how important Antalyaspor is to me and what it means. I have always tried to reflect this every day, in good times and bad times. Both on and off the field. “I tried to protect the values of our club. I tried to protect our club. I tried to protect our city. I hope everyone saw this. I have no doubt about it,” he said.
‘NO NEED TO BIND DECISIONS’
Stating that he told Antalyaspor and the players in Antalyaspor that they are very valuable, Şahin said, “I am leaving here my very valuable brothers and my very valuable companions. I am sure that they will be very successful. I am sure that they will be much more successful after me. Because they have a lot of character, are very big and good.” “There is no need to make decisions. I told our president as well. I told our president that I am always with them and will support them. Antalyaspor is in a very good situation. Hopefully, I am sure that it will come to much better places,” he said.
‘WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OPEN TO EACH OTHER’
Pointing out that there was no situation regarding the transfer of the President at the press conference he held 5 days ago, Nuri Şahin said, “There was no such situation when our President held the press conference 5 days ago. So, there is no need to victimize anyone on this issue because we live in the age of social media. Because we have always been open to each other. We have always been outspoken. Therefore, the entire Antalyaspor community can rest easy. These are things that have really developed recently. There is no need to target or lynch anyone here. Antalyaspor and believe me, everyone sitting here, all the management players. “He is here for the success of Antalyaspor. No one should doubt this,” he said.
‘I THOUGHT A LOT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS BORUSSIA DORTMUND’
When asked by a press member, ‘Is the timing of your departure right?’, Nuri Şahin said, “Of course, it is not an ideal time. I am not in a position to deny it. As a football man, of course, leaving at half-time is not always the case, but the dynamics of football, the timing of football progresses very differently. You As you know, when we were making our plans, we made plans focused entirely on here. Of course, you will appreciate that I have received very serious offers from many different places in the past months. I did not accept any of them. Believe me, I would only have such an opinion for one club. That is Borussia Dortmund. “It’s not my fault that it came at this time. I thought about it a lot just because it was Borussia Dortmund. I really thought about it a lot, but I feel relieved that I will leave by bringing a transfer fee to my club and fulfilling my dream. As I said, we preferred the first timing. I can’t deny that,” he replied. .
Nuri Şahin did not answer the questions about Borussia Dortmund. After the statements, President Sinan Boztepe gave a plaque to Nuri Şahin for his contributions to Antalyaspor.