13.01.2026 23:52
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk made statements after the match against Fethiyespor. Giving good news about transfers to his fans, Okan Buruk said, "We will bring very important players without looking at money or anything else. Let me give you that message."
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk made statements after the Ziraat Turkey Cup match against Fethiyespor.
"IT'S VERY DIFFICULT ON THIS GROUND"
Evaluating the match, Okan Buruk said, "First of all, I would like to thank Fethiye's fans, management, and president for their warm hospitality. The Galatasaray fans did not leave us alone here. There was a nice atmosphere. Perhaps the ground was very bad; they made great efforts to fix it, but playing on this ground is very difficult."
ANSWER TO THE TRANSFER QUESTION
In response to the question, "There is a protest from the fans regarding transfers. They are unhappy, what do you think?" Okan Buruk stated, "Our president also made a statement regarding transfers. Of course, we will make transfers; the work is ongoing. We really need to bring good players to the Galatasaray squad. Because we have important players, and we brought significant players during the summer period. Our efforts are ongoing. When you go for very elite players, negotiations can be slow and take time. They shouldn't worry at all; we are working on this. We will bring players that will make them happy. We all agree on this."
"NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING"
Continuing his statements, Okan Buruk said, "Sometimes it takes time to bring the players you want. The important thing is to reach these players. We did it at the beginning of the season, and we are working again. We will try to finish as soon as possible. They are right, of course; they want it. We cannot say anything about that; we cannot say, 'why do you want it?' Both our president and the transfer committee are working hard. We really have a lot of intense work in this regard. We are expressing our opinions about many players, and negotiations are ongoing."
"WE WILL BRING THEM WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE MONEY"
The successful coach expressed that very important names will join the team, saying, "We will bring very important players without looking at the money or anything else. Let me give that message. We should not take players we are not sure about. We should not make wrong transfers. We paid attention to this in the summer, 5 out of 5. It is in Galatasaray's genes to want. Intense work is ongoing. These transfers will be made without looking at anything. They can rest assured."
"I AM SATISFIED WITH ICARDI'S PERFORMANCE"
Speaking about Mauro Icardi's performance, Okan Buruk said, "Mauro Icardi played very well in the Gaziantep match against Trabzonspor; he finished the league by scoring goals. He was in good condition; we kept him on the field for 90 minutes to increase his playing time. He worked hard for the team and provided passes. He finished the game with a good performance from my perspective. I am satisfied with Icardi's performance."
WHEN WILL SINGO RETURN?
Speaking about Wilfried Singo's return to the field, Buruk said, "We wanted to bring Singo back to the field in the least risky way. We are thinking of him gradually starting training with the team this week. If everything goes well, he may be in the squad for the Gaziantep FK match. It has been a long time. It is not easy for him to return to the starting eleven quickly. We will go slowly. If the training goes well, we will try to prepare him to be in the squad for the Gaziantep FK or Atletico Madrid matches."