14.04.2025 21:20
Romain Saiss, who wore the Beşiktaş jersey during the 2022-2023 season, described his departure process from the black-and-white club. Saiss stated that the club did not want to let him go, saying, "They told me, 'There’s no one to back you up, we’re having trouble finding a player. There’s a player we want, but he doesn’t want to come. If you can find us a player, then it’s fine.' So, I picked up my phone and started looking for a left-footed defender."
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In an interview with the French press outlet Le Club Des 5, Romain Saiss, who wore the Beşiktaş jersey during the 2022-2023 season, made striking confessions about the process of bidding farewell to the black-and-white club.
"BEŞİKTAŞ DID NOT WANT ME TO LEAVE"
Romain Saiss, who stated that he received an offer from Nottingham Forest during his time at Beşiktaş, said, "While I was playing at Beşiktaş, I received an offer from Nottingham Forest during the winter period. I expressed my desire to leave to return to the Premier League. I pushed hard to go to Forest, but Beşiktaş did not want me to leave. We were approaching the end of the transfer period. They said, 'There is no one to back you up, we are having difficulty finding a player. There is a player we want, but he does not want to come'."
"I LOOKED FOR A LEFT-FOOTED CENTER-BACK TO REPLACE ME"
Emphasizing that he suggested a player to replace himself in order to leave, Romain Saiss stated, "I was also suggesting players to them like a sporting director. They said, 'If you can find us a player, it will work.' So I took my phone and looked for a left-footed defender. I was particularly focusing on those who were not getting much playing time. I was sending the players I found to the sporting director. I was looking at average players playing in good leagues. I had taken on the role of a scout."
SAISS' BEŞİKTAŞ STATISTICS
Romain Saiss, who spent the 2022-2023 season at Beşiktaş, wore the black-and-white jersey in 26 matches. Saiss had a performance of 1 goal and 1 assist in these matches. The 35-year-old Moroccan center-back continues his career at the Qatari team Al Sadd.
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