Galatasaray hope to keep Baris Alper Yilmaz in the team

Galatasaray board member Ibrahim Hatipoglu said they rejected an offer for national football player Baris Alper Yilmaz, who has attracted the attention of European football with his performances in the 2024 European Football Championship (Euro 2024).

As part of preparations for the new season, Hatipoglu accompanied the yellow-red team on a camping trip in the town of Geinberg near Linz, Austria, where he met with members of the media during a chat session.

“Peace is not for sale”

Asked if Baris Alper, who was admired for his performance at Euro 2024, could leave the team, Hatipoglu said: “Baris Alper Yilmaz is not for sale. Many players, including Baris, received offers. We rejected some of them without knowing it.” Barish was one of them. “We don’t want to leave Kerem, we don’t want to lose him. At a time when so many local players are needed, there are players like Kerem,” he said.

“It makes our hands stronger”

Hatipoglu said that the transfer study is still going on, “Cenk Ergün is negotiating professionally. Maruf Güneş and I are also making efforts as managers. Our president is personally involved in the process. We have provided information on every point. Many names are in “In this era, it is impossible to hide the negotiations. This is just about Galatasaray. “There are too many people involved. Our transfer negotiations are still going on, and even if we want to complete the transfer, you can notify KAP at least three days after saying “I’m done” with the transfer. Rest assured, we can sign other better players today, whether it is a right back or a midfielder, “We haven’t said ‘yes’ to one of them yet because we want to understand the conditions and circumstances. Decide on all of them. ” He said.

“Failure to reach the campsite is not a problem”

Ibrahim Hatipoglu said that there would be no problem if the new transfers did not arrive at the camp in time. The head coach of the Yellow-Red Club said that none of the players they interviewed were idle, “All the players we interviewed have either participated in the 2024 European Cup, participated in the America’s Cup, or trained with their own team. These players are not idle. “Even if we reach an agreement, they will not be able to come to the training camp. They are either on vacation with the national team, in the training camp, or participating in the America’s Cup. For them, it is not a problem to arrive at the training camp in time, because we have met with free agents in the past, so it is very important for them to arrive at the training camp because they have not trained with the team. “It is difficult for him to arrive at this camp, but he will arrive at the second camp.” He commented:
Hatipoglu stressed that technical and administrative evaluations were conducted in the transfer, and said: “We made a decision together with Okan Hodja in the transfer. In addition to the technical aspect, there is also the cost. Among the options, they all had the same choice.” “One is more offensive and the other is better defensively. Among them, cost and performance complement each other.” “In the transfer, both the technical perspective of our coach and the decision he made in terms of cost in the administrative part are important.” made his evaluation.

“We are meeting with great players”

Regarding the transfer fee, Ibrahim Hatipoglu said, “We are negotiating with good players who have transfer fees. The fees for these players are not single digits.” Said. Hatipoglu said that the total cost is important to them, “We are interested in players from the Premier League and Manchester United. Nothing is more natural than a high cost. The transfer fee is under discussion.” For us, the total cost, including transfer fees and player receivables, is important in decision-making, “When negotiations with clubs and players are completed, the cost will become clear.” He said.

The coach of the Yellow-Red club said that they are interested in Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who plays for Tottenham Hotspur. He said: “Hojbjerg is a very good player and he has many suitors. He said he wants to make a decision after looking at all the situations. “He may need more time than others.” He said.

Hatipoglu explained that negotiations are still ongoing for Gaela Douai, the 21-year-old right-back who currently plays for Rennes, one of the French Ligue 1 teams, and Scott McTominay, the Scottish midfielder of Manchester United, and said: “The media reported that we made an offer of 8-9 million euros for Douai, but it was less. “We made an offer. Our budget for right-backs is not 10-11 million euros. The budget we allocated is lower than this. There are no negative situations. There are other players who will walk at the same time as McTominay and Douai. “Bissaka is not our priority either.” He commented:

“We announced our conditions for Owuz Eddine”

Hatipoglu stated that they have made an offer to Adanaspor’s national football player Owuzi Ayden, “Owuzi Ayden’s transfer is very clear. We are not looking for a wing transfer. We have serious players on the right and left wing. We have Owuzi Ayden as a good player and he is a player we can consider as an investment. We have put forward our conditions. If these conditions are met, Owuzi Ayden’s transfer will happen. We are not insisting on it.” The above statement was made.

When asked if there would be local transfers, he said: “I don’t think there will be local transfers for direct football, maybe only young players for investment.” In response to whether to look for a No. 10 player, Hatipoglu said, “So far, we are looking for a right back and a midfielder. Those who leave after completion will determine whether we need new transfers.” said.