Acun Ilıcalı challenged Galatasaray live on air.

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Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made striking statements regarding his discussion with Galatasaray Board Member İbrahim Hatipoğlu about the evaluation of controversial positions by foreign referees during a live broadcast on FBTV.

"THEY MADE THE OFFER"

Acun Ilıcalı's statements are as follows;

"Yesterday I spoke on social media. First of all, let me explain the issue of bringing foreign referees to examine the positions. İbrahim Hatipoğlu, as you know, said during the live broadcast that a foreign referee should come and examine. We responded from the official account. We said let's look at the positions from the seasons you want starting from this year. They made the offer, we accepted.

"IBRAHIM HATIPOGLU CALLED ME"

Mr. Hatipoğlu called me, it was a nice conversation. During that conversation, we agreed to bring a referee, I said you bring one referee, and I will ask for a referee from UEFA, let's examine the positions.

"WE AGREED ON CLATTENBURG AND MERK"

I said, "You find one, okay." He said, "Can you give me a day?" The next day he called me and said, "Okay, we found a referee." We suggested Mark Clattenburg, who officiated the Champions League final, as a referee, and Markus Merk came from them. I said, "Okay, let's do it very well," but he said, "Let's do this during the national team break." We also said, "Okay."

"JOURNALISTS KNOW THE CONVERSATIONS"

There is an interesting situation. We are talking and messaging with him. He last sent me a message saying, "This date is suitable for Markus Merk," referring to the national team break. I called and said, "Okay, that date is suitable, the national break date is also okay." We agreed on the date, and we agreed on the referees. The management already knows this process; it is not secret. Journalists also know the beginning of the conversation; they keep asking us, "What happened, what happened?" I told the journalists for clarification, "We decided to look at the positions during the national break."

"EVERYONE SAID 'THEY WON'T COME'"

"There is a detail in this process that I need to explain. All my friends keep telling me, "They won't come." I say, "No, we decided." They say, "They won't come." I say, "We have determined the referees." They say, "They won't come." They said, "No, they will find an excuse not to come." I said we determined the date, and again my people said, "They won't come." I tweeted, and again they said, "They won't come." After the tweet, they made a statement, "It's insidious, there is a plan, no, it's like this." I ask, where is the plan in this?

"THEY DON'T COME TO THE TABLE, A THIEF AVOIDS THE SCALE"

We said let the two top referees examine, we said, "Let's look at this season first," İbrahim Hatipoğlu said, "Let's also look at last season." We already want to look at last season too. Our right was actually lost last season. Let's look wherever you want. We can't bring you to the table; a thief avoids the scale.

"I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM NOT TO COME"

Unfortunately, right now we see a team avoiding the scale. It's not a problem. The experienced ones were expecting it; I wasn't expecting it. I experienced this; I did not make a disrespectful statement regarding Galatasaray, I did not belittle or slander. I pointed out the referee mistakes. One of their executives came out and spoke nonsense about me. He tried to slander me. Now I am talking to another executive, we are agreeing, the message about the 'national team break' is still here. Everything is documented, concrete... This time they said, 'You didn't ask us.' This is not secret information. I am already talking to everyone about this. Are we doing a secret operation together? Have you gotten used to secrecy? What is the subject? Does everything have to be secret! Why aren't we transparent? I don't understand. Is this a very secret matter?

"IS IT VERY SECRET?"

Is this a very secret matter? We read from pro-Galatasaray accounts that Galatasaray would give us a positive response. Before Mr. İbrahim replied to me, I read on social media that they would give a positive response. You also did not foresee confidentiality in communication; you made a statement as well. We are not hiding anything. What is the problem with informing people in communication?

"HODRİ MEYDAN, YOU ARE NOT HERE"

Once again, I call on Galatasaray; we will bring the referees they postponed for 3 weeks during the national team break, we will bring referees from abroad to examine the positions, we will invite them, bring your positions, let’s put them together, if you do not participate, send the positions you want, let’s show them. Then don’t say why this position is not there. Hodri meydan! Don’t participate and try to dilute the issue. Since the day I became an executive, you have been trying to slander me. I laugh. We are in pursuit of the truth. Not just for ourselves, but for justice for every team, let every team be equal. We are in the struggle for this. You made an offer to have a foreign referee examine, we accepted. You are not here.