Giovanni van Bronckhorst showed the door to Aboubakar.

Beşiktaş coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst made statements at the press conference held before the first match against Lugano in the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Giovanni van Bronckhorst said that Aboubakar, whom he did not consider in the squad, should leave the team.

"WE ARE FOCUSED"

"We will play two matches and we are focused. We had a good start to the season, we got a good victory last weekend. We rested well and prepared for the Lugano match. We watched their matches against Fenerbahçe and Partizan. We will play against a good team, but our only goal is to reach the group stage.

"IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TOO"

"Our starting 11 has been almost the same in the last 3 matches. I determine the starting 11 by watching the opponent. We also have substitute players. Each match has a different atmosphere. I am used to synthetic turf from the Netherlands, I prefer good synthetic turf over bad natural turf. Every player can play on this turf, our opponent is not used to playing on synthetic grass normally. It will be difficult for them too.

ABOUBAKAR AND MULEKA COMMENTS

Another challenge may be better for Aboubakar. We will see if there can be a transfer. Muleka is also not in the squad due to transfer negotiations."