08.04.2025 21:00
Lee Dykes, the club director of English Premier League team Brentford, stated that they wanted to transfer Fenerbahçe's young center-back Yusuf Akçiçek at the beginning of the season. Dykes mentioned that they had been watching Yusuf for 12 months, saying, "We took action to bring him to the Brentford B team first. At that time, Yusuf was not on everyone's radar. Then Mourinho really liked him and wanted to keep him in the team."
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With the arrival of head coach Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahçe, a striking transfer confession has emerged for Yusuf Akçiçek, who has come to the forefront and caught the attention of many big clubs with his performance.
BRENTFORD WANTED TO SIGN HIM
Lee Dykes, the club director of Premier League team Brentford, stated in an interview with Sports Digitale that they wanted to transfer Yusuf at the beginning of the 2024-2025 season. Dykes said, "We have been watching Yusuf Akçiçek for 12 months. We initially took action to bring him to the Brentford B team. At that time, Yusuf was not on everyone's radar."
"MOURINHO WANTED TO KEEP HIM IN THE TEAM"
Dykes, the manager of the English team, concluded his statement by saying, "Then Mourinho really liked him and wanted to keep him in the team."
YUSUF'S PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON
Yusuf Akçiçek has played 17 matches in all competitions this season while wearing the yellow-navy blue jersey and has spent 1060 minutes on the field. Yusuf scored 2 goals and made 1 assist in these matches. The 19-year-old young center-back, who has also been called up to the national team, has a contract with the yellow-navy blue team until 2028.
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