17.08.2026 20:10
Genclerbirligi President Arda Cakmak made striking remarks about Fenerbahce player Romelu Lukaku. Reminding that Lukaku's father played for Genclerbirligi, Cakmak congratulated the Belgian striker on his success and stated that if he ever wants to come to Genclerbirligi to refresh his memories, their doors are open.
Gençlerbirliği President Arda Çakmak made statements to Lig Radyo. Evaluating the situation of the capital city representative, who started the season with a victory against Fenerbahçe, Çakmak made important statements.
''I KNEW WE WOULDN'T LOSE TO FENERBAHÇE''
Speaking about the match against Fenerbahçe, which they won 2-1, Arda Çakmak said, ''First of all, we are very happy with the victory. Fenerbahçe is one of the strongest teams in the league. However, we have a settled squad from last season. Everyone was saying Fenerbahçe would win by a large margin. I knew we wouldn't lose. The win was also one of the results I expected. Starting with three points is very important.''
''THERE ARE TWO PLAYERS WE HAVE AGREED WITH''
Çakmak, who stated that they took over the club with a debt of approximately 1 billion TL last season, emphasized that they would now be much more careful in their transfer policy and said, ''We parted ways with players from whom we couldn't get efficiency. There are 2-3 positions where we have gaps. There are two players we have agreed with; we plan to bring them to Ankara this week and have the signatures signed. We have to make the transfers correctly. The money given to players from whom you can't get efficiency puts the club in trouble both financially and sportingly. Gençlerbirliği no longer has the chance to make these mistakes.''
''LUKAKU HAS A PLACE OF HONOR WITH US''
Çakmak also spoke about Fenerbahçe's star Romelu Lukaku, recalling the period when the Belgian striker's father played for Gençlerbirliği, and commented, ''Lukaku is a child who ate our facility's food and drank its water during that period. Then he became one of the world's leading footballers. Now he has come to Fenerbahçe. I wish him success. If he ever wants to come to Gençlerbirliği to revisit his memories, he has a place of honor with us.''