24.02.2026 18:54
Burak Özçoban, the president of Trendyol 1. Lig team Özbelsan Sivasspor, spoke about Rey Manaj, who returned to the team during the winter transfer period. Özçoban stated that Manaj has embraced and loves Sivas, and he also mentioned that the Albanian player wants to stay in the city and manage Sivasspor in the future.
Burak Özçoban, the president of Özbelsan Sivasspor, who escaped the relegation zone in the Trendyol 1st League, made statements regarding Rey Manaj, who returned to the team during the mid-season transfer period.
REY MANAJ'S LOVE FOR SIVAS
President Burak Özçoban expressed that the 29-year-old Albanian striker Rey Manaj loves and embraces the city of Sivas. Özçoban stated that Manaj made a great sacrifice during the transfer negotiations, saying, "Before Rey Manaj came, he called me and said, 'I love Sivasspor, it is my family, I want to come.' I told him that we couldn't offer him high amounts of money, and we kept in touch constantly. When I told Rey Manaj our conditions, he said, 'This is a project for me, I want to end my football career at Sivasspor.'
HE WANTS TO COACH SIVASSPOR
Özçoban also mentioned that Rey Manaj does not want to leave the city after retiring from football, saying, "Rey Manaj said, 'I want to be a coach at Sivasspor in the future.' Rey Manaj is a friend who is in love with Sivas. We kept all the promises we made to him, and he is currently keeping the promises he made to us. He is working and helping his teammates," he stated.