Hüseyin Yücel and Serdal Adalı clashed live on air: "Who are you, what’s going on?"

20.12.2024 12:10

Before the presidential election in Beşiktaş, two candidates, Hüseyin Yücel and Serdal Adalı, faced each other in a live broadcast. A money dispute that arose between the two presidential candidates, who discussed the financial problems the club is facing, became a hot topic.

The candidates for the presidency at Beşiktaş, the Super Lig giant, Serdal Adalı and Hüseyin Yücel, made striking statements regarding their promises and the financial problems the club is facing during a joint program they attended. The debate that arose between the two candidates about the projects they would implement if elected marked the night.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"

The discussion between the two presidential candidates about the financial problems of the black-and-white club became a hot topic.

Here is that discussion;

Hüseyin Yücel: "How will you find 50 million euros?"

Serdal Adalı: "Who are you to ask me that? What do you mean? I'll give you your money, and let's never meet again."

Hüseyin Yücel: "We're not even next to each other."

Here are the highlights from the conversations of the two candidates;

When asked what his first action would be if elected, Serdal Adalı said: "The first job is a payment program. We will make those payments. Unfortunately, Turkey's largest community has been experiencing a chaotic environment for the last month. The chaos must first be lifted from Beşiktaş. I want to understand how this chaos came about and the reasons for the disgrace we have experienced. We have never faced such things in our community. We have witnessed things that should not be associated with Beşiktaş. Regardless of who gets elected, even if Mr. Hüseyin is elected, we need to discuss why we are in this situation to prevent it from happening again."

When asked what his first action would be if elected, Hüseyin Yücel said: "The day after I am elected, my first job will be to perform two rakats of shukr prayer. That evening, I will distribute duties in the board of directors and we will get to work as soon as possible. Beşiktaş cannot afford to wait even for 1.5 days, let alone 1.5 years. Mr. Serdal made statements about a coup. I must be the most democratic coup-maker. If we leave our positions, a process leading to a trustee will occur, which is why we did not resign. I don't think a person who makes a coup would decide on elections the next day."

Serdal Adalı: "Hasan Arat said, 'No one can make a coup at Beşiktaş.' There are things we have heard. Mr. Hüseyin will answer this. I know what the entire community heard during the resignation process. What I heard is that there is a division within the management regarding the coup, that Mr. Hüseyin decided not to help in certain matters, and that there is a problem stemming from Mr. Hasan's resignation and Mr. Hüseyin not wanting to give more."

Hüseyin Yücel: "Hasan Arat held a meeting two or three days before resigning and said he would not run in May. He said, 'My health is not good, I am barely here.' He said, 'If I enter any resignation process, I want support from my friends here for Hüseyin.' Three days before the president resigned, he left the football branch to me. My first action upon arrival was not to take Brad to Hungary for the Maccabi match. I told Hasan, 'Do not resign now, do not leave.' He told me to talk to Sergen that night, the day before he resigned."

Serdal Adalı: "All good things are Mr. Hüseyin's, and all bad things are Mr. Hasan's. We experienced a co-presidency period at Beşiktaş that we had never experienced before. Don't say it would be easy to go to a trustee. Mr. Hüseyin welcomed me very well during the club visit. I asked how this happened. He said, 'It happened, brother.' I asked how you allowed it to come to this. After discussing these, before the candidacy issue arose, I said, 'Brother, if you get elected, what will happen to my money?' I have no intention of taking anyone's money, I told Hüseyin. I said, 'You will donate 10 million euros, you will write it off.' We joked. I asked how he thought he would get his money back. I said if I get elected, we can increase the capital, but I cannot promise for all of it."

Hüseyin Yücel: "I can say this very candidly. We have 14 board members, including myself. If anyone knows why the president resigned that day, please speak up, we do not know. What does co-presidency have to do with it? Are we a political party? Everyone will be held accountable for how we got to this point. The first one who needs to be held accountable is me. If I had run away, I could have easily disappeared; after the resignation, I would have said I am leaving too, and the club would have gone to a trustee."

Hüseyin Yücel: "We did brainstorming regarding financial matters. Serdal Adalı is constantly pursuing a perception. In that conversation, I said, 'Come be my second president.' I said, 'You come be my second president.' He laughed. Our way of doing things is different from Mr. Serdal's. I say I will donate my money. I promised 2 million euros over five years, 10 million euros. I donated 10 million euros in six months. Let's not talk about money, Mr. Serdal."

Serdal Adalı: "My handsome president, Mr. Hüseyin. Let's stop talking about money issues. Everywhere you go, you say, 'I provided cash convenience, blocked money,' etc. I can send you 600 tomorrow. You already donated 10 million. Let's leave these money matters aside. If you want, come in May, let's work together, but under these circumstances. You still ask if you found the 50 million, huh?"

Hüseyin Yücel: "I met with the chairman of the council just two days ago. We even discussed this issue there. Can we hold the council meeting before the election? I again took a positive stance for the council to be held. The environment is a fire zone. The election is on the 29th. The council meeting is on the 27th. I gave a positive response for the council meeting. They had me talk to the coach about the Joao Mario transfer. We did FaceTime with Gio. The coach said he wanted the player very much. I said it had nothing to do with the wing. The Thierry Henry story. Subsequently, we talked to the president, and he said, 'The coach wants it very much, if it will be like this, let's take him.' Ultimately, our president makes the final decision. It’s not that I wasn’t aware; of course, I was aware. The net salary of last year's team was 38 million euros. The net salary of this year's team is 58 million euros."

Serdal Adalı: "As of now, the balance sheet you announced does not include any of the transfers you made. Why did you cancel the council meeting? If you had held the council meeting, you could have defended yourself. The council is one of the most important institutions of Beşiktaş. I also served as the second president. I provide the money, but someone else makes the decision. I said from the first day, 'How did you allow this?' At the point we have reached, the club has a loss of 100 million euros due to your poor management."

Hüseyin Yücel: "Currently, Beşiktaş's problem is 50 million euros until May. Let me ask you again how you will find this money."

Serdal Adalı: "Who are you to ask me how you will find this? What do you mean? I am giving you your money. Let's never meet again. What kind of attitude is this?

Hüseyin Yücel: "We are not even next to each other."

Hüseyin Yücel: "I do not want to share names. They can be damaged."Sure! Here’s the translated text while preserving the original HTML structure and translating the `title` and `alt` attributes within the `img` tags as well:

But we are forming a young team primarily consisting of financial consultants and accountants. There will also be a football mind involved. This is how we are starting out. One of them is Onur Göçmez. We will establish a mini executive board within the management related to football. This year, there were unwanted transfers, and in such cases, there will be a "Stop" signal. We will enter such a system and create a football mind. It's not just a showbiz affair.

Serdal Adalı: "Is it normal to acquire two players at the last minute for 22 million euros during the transfer window? For a player worth 4 million euros?" Hüseyin Yücel: "The player is not worth 4 million euros. A team made an offer of 4 million euros. Should I offer 6 million euros for Messi, does that make Messi a 6 million euro player?" Hüseyin Yücel: "There is an offer from Saudi Arabia for Al-Musrati involving a loan plus a mandatory purchase. It is not at the level of 20 million euros as reported. The claim of an additional payment of 2 million euros for Joao Mario is not true."

Hüseyin Yücel: "Did this money go to waste with 22 million euros spent? One is a 23-year-old player. The other is an offer from Saudi Arabia for Al-Musrati involving a loan plus a mandatory purchase. It is not at the level of 20 million euros as reported. The claim of an additional payment of 2 million euros for Joao Mario is not true."

Serdal Adalı: "We plan to make 3 reinforcements in January. Our businessman friend will cover two of them. Specifically for two positions, and I have invented a third position. We are considering making one more reinforcement for a striker in January. We will work with all our energy; this team needs to participate in European cups."