At the meeting held at the Club Union Foundation headquarters in Maslak, it was reported that negotiations were taking place to decide on a new chairman for the foundation, who will be announced next week. After the meeting, Clubs Association and Fenerbahçe president Ali Koç said, “We all discussed and expressed our opinions on the presidency. Today is the day of the first general meeting. We will decide at the second meeting next week and announce it to the president and the board of directors. Today, the next Turkish Football Federation elections were also discussed. Those who want to be candidates for the federation president elections made a request to us. They said they wanted to make a presentation to the Clubs Association. Today we discussed among ourselves who to listen to and under what conditions. There were some management issues and we discussed them. There was good participation. For a long time, we could not meet and meet. Some of our presidents go to national team matches. May God be your messenger and helper. I think we are good at draws. We talked about the national team. “Some decisions have been made regarding sponsorship,” he said.
Ali Koç: “My candidacy is out of the question”
Mayor Ali Koc said he would not continue in his two-term position, saying: “I thank the president for his kindness. So I consulted him. My candidacy is out of the question. Am I from Anatolia or from the Big Four? Who should be on the board of directors? We talked a lot about such topics. As a result of these data and discussions, we will meet again next week and make a decision. For me personally, this will be my second term. Generally, it will be for a period of one year. In fact, we need to amend the decree to change this period to two or three years. We need fresh blood. “Time flies because time flies,” he said.
Hasan Arat: “My priority right now is Besiktas”
Besiktas president Hasan Arat stressed that the presidency of the Clubs Association is a time-consuming job, saying: “I had friends who showed their favor for the Clubs Association presidency and made me a candidate. That’s quite normal. My priority now is Besiktas. I have said this before. There is still a lot to do in Besiktas. This will take a lot of time. I also thank those who took the time to be here. For me and my friends, Besiktas is the top priority now. I hope that we can implement these initiatives in a way that is worthy of our community.” He said: “I want to say that I wholeheartedly support the president chosen by the Clubs Association.”
“We all agreed on a common opinion. It’s a pleasure to work together. We hope that this year the Super League will be even more enjoyable. Today we made a very good decision. We will move forward with these decisions,” Eyupspor president Murat Ozkaya said.
