Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek made important statements. Answering the questions of A Spor, Özbek made striking words about the curious topics on the agenda.
Speaking about the transfer, Özbek said that he aspires to 5 players in the team.
Here are the statements made by Dursun Özbek in the 90+1 program:
“We came to Galatasaray to serve. I did not feel sad when I left, there is no limit to serving. The General Assembly chose differently, but I did not give up my desire to serve. I never felt unhappy at Galatasaray.”
“I HAVE FOUND”
“We need to start with the question why I became a candidate for the presidency of Galatasaray. When you look at the situation of the clubs, it is not very correct to talk about the championship only. I was a manager during the period of Duygun Yarsuvat before. At that time, I made the following determinations. Firstly, the communities should be integrated, there should be no resentment or resentment. Second, the financial structure should be corrected. Third, there is a need for establishment, especially for Galatasaray. Each of our clubs should consider the establishment.”
“PLANTS WERE BUILT 45 YEARS AGO”
“Imagine that the facilities of a brand like Galatasaray were built 45 years ago. There are 2 regular fields. In one of them, the infrastructure plays, and in the other the A team trains. After solving these three issues, sportive success is required. Without them, sportive success will not come.”
“WE MADE PEACEFUL PEOPLE”
“Sports success was left unfinished in the previous period, and when I was nominated, I said to my friends that we need to do these things. We said that if we come, we will settle the resentments in the community first, we will make peace with each other. I think we have resolved this. I do not say that we have reconciled all the resentments, but we came together at our last groundbreaking ceremony.”
“WE WOULD HAVE ALSO HUGGED THE PRESIDENT OF MUSTAFA”
“We also embraced Mustafa Cengiz, the president and the people in his administration. Abdurrahim, Yusuf Günay everyone. Mustafa passed away, but if he were alive, we would have embraced him too. We have a lot of projects that will come one after another. It is necessary to be at peace in order to carry out these projects.”
“WE PAY 400 MILLION INTERESTS A YEAR”
“After we sensed this mood, we said we need to improve the financial situation. Galatasaray currently pays approximately 400 million TL of interest per year. How much will you earn that you will pay 400 of them in interest. This 400 million is also due to the convenience of interest rates. What should we do? Football clubs are one of their main activities. He cannot earn money. He cannot earn by training and exporting football players. We can send 1-2 football players abroad, his number is very limited.”
“HELLS TO ALL CLUBS…”
“Now we need to improve our financial situation without going to the banks. We create huge funds by developing the real estates we have. When we say Mecidiyeköy, Florya, Kemerburgaz, all of these have come to life. The primary goal of Galatasaray is to get out of the agreement with the banks union consortium. I call out to all the clubs, if you all get involved. You will come to the same opinion. Okay, he gives you the money but does not make you work. They set up such a control mechanism, rightly”
“I CAN’T PAY ZANIOLO’S SALARY FROM MY ACCOUNT”
“For example, you will send Zaniolo’s salary, I cannot send it directly from my account. First you will send it to the banks union, he will examine it, for example, he will say that you cannot send it. You are in a situation where you cannot control your own money. This structure needs to be fixed. If you cannot earn money from football, you need to find another way. 2 ways we found, “Making projects in the digital environment and existing real estate. Every club can do this. Every club has real estate.”
“WE WILL SAVE 35-30 YEARS OF G.SARAY”
“The work we do with my friends is to save the 25-30 years ahead of Galatasaray. There is no other choice. Galatasaray owes 2.5 billion liras to banks. If we add the others, it has a debt of 3.5-4 billion. I claim that we will clear this business. I came to the general assembly. I wanted only one thing from the general assembly, I said support me. The general assembly believed in me and with a very positive development, Mecidiyeköy, Riva, Kemerburgaz are being held. We need to leave Florya so that there can be involved.”
“SEPTEMBER IN KEMERBURGAZ – FIRST EXERCISE IN OCTOBER”
“We are planning to carry out the first training sessions at Kemerburgaz facilities in September – October. It is not just about football, but the facilities in Kemerburgaz. There is a plot of 60 acres going down from the side of the stadium to the valley. We will build the complementary units of the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex there. Sports hall, swimming pool, facilities for camping. It will be a complete complex. We have obtained the right of use for 49 years by talking to the Ministry.”
“THE FACILITIES DO NOT SUIT”
“We have champion swimmers, take a tour of the facilities where the children train. I have stated before that it does not suit Galatasaray. The football team has 2 regular fields, it is not the job. We will build 8 regular fields in Kemerburgaza. We made their projects, we introduced them to our members. If you want to train good players. If we want to, it is necessary to establish facilities. One year you are good at football, one year you are good at basketball, one year you are not. It should not be as if you are not. This needs to be continuous. This can only happen with good facilities.”
“ERDEN SOMETIMES SLEEPS IN FACILITIES”
“After I was elected President, I divided the task. There are 17 branches, we have nearly 2000 amateur athletes. They have coaches, campuses, and expenses. This was our system that brought success. In football, I said to my brother Erden, you are responsible for football. Of course, this has many pillars, such as transfers and financing. Erden also showed a very successful management. He slept with the team 24/7, Mr. Erden. He comes from Dubai, he gets off the plane and comes to Florya. He watches the players and stays at the facility without going home. The next day The same. My phone rings at 2 am, Mr. Erden tells me about this actor, etc. We are talking about these.”
“There is ALREADY ONE CANDIDATE”
“There are TFF Presidential elections on the 22nd. There is one candidate at the moment. Beşiktaş said that he does not support it, but there is some friction. Ahmet Bey has a negative comment about the matches played with teams withdrawn from the league due to the earthquake.”
“DIFFERENT IDENTITY AFTER SEPARATION”
“I gave a speech at the Clubs’ Union. I am the oldest member. I said that I speak as an older brother. We meet every 15 days and see each other face to face. We get up and go to dinner together. Why does it take on a different identity after we leave? Why did we establish this foundation? Can we be together?
“WE HAVE AN OFFER FOR OUR 5 PLAYERS”
Talking about the current players, Dursun Özbek said, “There are offers for 5 of our players”. Saying that he is not in favor of the team’s deterioration, Özbek said, “I am not in favor of this team breaking down. We have achieved a good harmony. We want to continue on the road with a few reinforcements.” said.