08.12.2025 17:25
The president of Gençlerbirliği, Arda Çakmak, made statements regarding the departure of head coach Volkan Demirel and the search for a new coach. Çakmak said, "I asked Volkan to continue in his position. He said, 'I promised Mr. Mehmet. I came with him, and I will leave with him.' He really showed a manly stance."
The new president of Gençlerbirliği, Arda Çakmak, evaluated Volkan Demirel's decision to leave in a statement he made to Radyospor.
"HE DISPLAYED A MANLY STANCE"
Çakmak, who stated that he spoke with Demirel after the election, said, "I asked Coach Volkan to continue in his position. He said, 'I promised Mr. Mehmet. I came with him, and I will leave with him.' He really displayed a manly stance," he expressed.
THE NEW COACH WILL BE LOCAL
President Çakmak announced that the search for a head coach is ongoing and confirmed that Metin Diyadin is among the candidates. "We are in talks with many coaches. Even though Metin Hoca is not officially part of the club, he is always someone who is with us. The new head coach will be local and will be on the bench for the Kasımpaşa match," he said.
ALI EKBER DÜZGÜN HAS RETURNED TO THE BENCH
Çakmak announced that an important figure has returned to the club in terms of team structuring: "Ali Ekber Düzgün has returned. When I first took office as president, I called him because he was the one who built the team. He was also on the bench in the match against Karagümrük yesterday."
TRANSFER PLAN: WE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT YET
Arda Çakmak emphasized that they will not rush regarding transfers. "We are not thinking about transfers at the moment. Winning the election was a surprise. We want to earn points or points from every match we will play until the winter transfer period," he stated.
Gençlerbirliği, which defeated Fatih Karagümrük 3-0 in the last league match, is in 13th place with 14 points and will face Kasımpaşa away on Friday, December 12.