That’s why Galatasaray wanted him, Okan Hodja wanted him, we talked about the issue with Ayhan Akman, he wanted it too; but Burnley wanted 10 million Euros.
Galatasaray found this too much and preferred to wait until the end of the transfer period, but Weghorst could not wait until the last day of the transfer, the German teams pressed hard and he went on loan to Hoffeniem.
“İsmail Kartal wanted Weghorst very much in his second term at Fenerbahçe, but it did not happen.”