In the first week match, Fenerbahçe drew 3-3 with Ümraniyespor. After the match, the president of the yellow-dark blue club, Ali Koç, made a statement to the press.
Speaking about the transfer, Koç said the following about the new striker that the fans are waiting for:
“Before the teacher came, he wanted 4-5 players. After coming here, his mind changed, opportunities arose. There is no middle ground in our community. Again, there is criticism. I trust our teacher. We should not panic.
Striker is the most expensive position. When you have financial difficulties, you cannot do what you want. In the last period of the transfer, very different things are happening. We are waiting for him too. We have until September 10. We will wait.
We will not reveal names without signing. You say Maxi Gomez, what has been attributed to us so far! Not just for us, but for other teams too! The public does not want a transfer. It’s an egg-chicken thing. Some media members do business with managers.
Our number of foreigners will be whatever the rules say. It was a very good rule change. It was the idea of Mr. Süleyman Hurma, it was the right decision. That’s why TFF looked positive.”