21.12.2025 23:00
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk made statements following the match against Kasımpaşa. Emphasizing that matches like these are difficult before a holiday, Buruk also spoke about transfers, saying, "We have the opportunity to sign foreign players. We will strengthen our squad. We will bring in players who can contribute as soon as possible. We always experience this; waiting and spending time to acquire very good players, and the team you want to sign from letting them go... This process is challenging. We are eager in this regard."
Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk made statements after the 3-0 victory against Kasımpaşa in the Süper Lig.
'THEY ENJOYED THE GAME THEY PLAYED'
Congratulating his players, Okan Buruk said, "I am happy. I want to congratulate and thank my players. They were concentrated. Matches like this before a holiday are difficult. They were focused, they wanted it, and they enjoyed the game they played."
"BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN VICTORY"
Continuing to evaluate the match, the successful coach stated, "The second and third goals came very late. There was a game continuing at 1-0. At one point, Kasımpaşa tried to come to our goal; we didn't give many positions, but when it was 1-0, they had chances to create danger in the middle of the second half. The match ended with 2-0. I said before the match; both Kasımpaşa and we have many absences. The benches were not very strong. This should also be considered when evaluating the game. We were very eager. I was especially happy with the goal scored by Gabriel Sara. I was very happy for Icardi scoring the third goal, both for Icardi and for the record. I congratulate him. This is also very important. We were happy for that. It was a beautiful and clean victory. Our leadership continues. We are 3 points ahead of our closest rival."
'HAVING HIM HERE IS VALUABLE'
Commenting on the record broken by Icardi, Buruk said, "Two great players. I played with Hagi. I worked with Icardi as a head coach. Very special, very important. Besides their player qualities, they are valuable names that have written their names in golden letters in Galatasaray's history and raised the brand value of Galatasaray. He had a very bad injury last year. His return from that... It's not easy to come back from this injury. He is making a difference with the goals he scores. Having him here is valuable."
'WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SIGN FOREIGN PLAYERS'
Answering the question, "Which positions do you want to strengthen during the transfer period?" Okan Buruk said, "This is a very complicated question for us. We are preparing for every position. What will happen during the mid-season, what will end. On one hand, we have very good players, we have a very good squad. We went through a difficult period with the injuries and suspensions we experienced. To avoid experiencing this again, we are looking for players who can contribute, in defense, midfield, attack... We are thinking about whether we can contribute to 3 areas. I can't give a clear position, but if there are players who will leave, which we have in mind, we are comfortable with the foreign limit. We have a chance to sign foreign players. We will strengthen our squad. We know that we cannot play players in the last 2 matches of the Champions League; we have to go into these last 2 matches with what we have. We want to keep our players and prepare for these matches. We really want to bring in players who will provide significant contributions. We are always having these meetings with our president, our board of directors, and Mr. Abdullah. We will bring in players who will contribute as soon as possible. We always experience that to get very good players, you have to wait, spend time, and the team you are going to acquire has to let them go... This process is difficult. We are eager in this regard."