13.04.2026 18:02
The president of Gençlerbirliği, Arda Çakmak, spoke about the future of the head coach Volkan Demirel, who is rumored to be parting ways with the club. President Çakmak expressed his confidence in the young coach, stating, "We stand behind Volkan Demirel and his team. They will be in charge of our team for the last 5 matches. Even if we lose the match against Galatasaray, we will continue with Volkan Demirel."
Gençlerbirliği President Arda Çakmak made statements to Radyospor regarding the future of head coach Volkan Demirel and the club's debt restructuring.
''VOLKAN DEMİREL WILL BE WITH US UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON''
Rejecting claims that Volkan Demirel would part ways with the club, Arda Çakmak stated, "The match against Galatasaray is very important for us. Not just Galatasaray, every match is very valuable for us. We want to win the Galatasaray match. As Gençlerbirliği, we want to win our last 5 matches and feel more comfortable in terms of points. We stand behind Volkan Demirel and his team. They will be at the helm of our team for the last 5 matches. Even if we lose the Galatasaray match, we will continue with Volkan Demirel. I say again; Volkan Demirel will be with us until the end of the season." he said.
"I DID NOT SELL DREAMS"
Providing transparent information about the club's financial discipline, President Çakmak said, "I have never sold dreams. Gençlerbirliği's goal this season is to stay in the league. Gençlerbirliği will stay in the league this season; afterwards, we will set our goal to be higher in the standings with a more suitable squad. You made me president so that the team wouldn't fall into administration while I was at home watching television in my pajamas. Now that the debts are decreasing, everyone has started dreaming of being president. I say from here: We do not plan to hold a congress for 2.5 years. When we took office, the club had a payment of 900 million TL. Our current debt has decreased to 250 million TL. These debts do not include the cash facilities provided by the administrators. I do not think the former administrators will ask for this money back; in fact, they shouldn't." he expressed.