A signing ceremony for new transfers and contract extensions was held at Fenerbahçe.
The explanation is as follows:
Mert Hakan Yandash: I’m very happy.
Tomorrow is International Fenerbahce Supporters’ Day. I congratulate you in advance on the International Fenerbahce Fans’ Day. Just as the excitement was on the first day, it continues to increase at the same level today. When they came to me for the contract, our conversation lasted about a minute. I am very happy to be here. I feel very lucky. I think that we should now achieve the success we aim for together. We are making all the efforts necessary for this. This is what will happen from now on. I am very happy to be here and continue.
Saint-Maximin: meeting Mourinho
First of all, hello everyone. To be honest, coming here was not in my plans until I got a call from Mario. We met with Mourinho. I decided to come here. They did everything to make me feel good. I must also say that without Blanco this transfer might not have happened. I thank you for your trust. I want to bring benefits to Fenerbahçe.
The reason I came here is to contribute to the championship. If we achieve this, it will be our first championship. This is our main goal. I will do my best. I know my qualities and what I can do. Thank you for bringing me here. Football doesn’t only happen on the field. If a team is trying hard to bring you in, you have to show up. No one should doubt that I will do everything to be a champion.
Cenk Tosun: I’m not a third forward
Thank you, Mario, for your kind words. I am very happy to come to such a great community as Fenerbahçe. I would like to thank everyone who helped me. I would like to promise to fight to the last drop of sweat under this jersey. No one should doubt this. Thanks to my teammates. They never caused me any adaptation problems. They also helped me a lot. I am very happy to come to such a great community as Fenerbahçe. No one should doubt that I will do my best. I did not accept the offer because the conditions at that time seemed to suit him. This was more appropriate at the moment. As I said before, this is a very big community. I met our teachers. I believed in this project and I wanted to be part of this great community too. I never consider myself a third striker.
Çalar Söyuncu: We have world-class teachers
I want to thank our fans. I was on loan last year and I never saw myself like that with this club. When the president asked me about my plans for this year, I answered that Fenerbahce is my priority. I am very happy about this too. I didn’t meet with any club for a month. I want to thank our presidents, Mr. Akın Arbey and Mr. Mario. It was very short-lived. I am grateful for that. Our goal is to be champions. We will fight for this. We have world-class teachers. We are lucky in this regard too. I am very happy to be here again.
Levent Markan: There were no problems.
I was very happy from the first day. My adaptation has also gone very well. I have no problems so far. My teammates have supported me from the first day. I am happy to be part of this great community. I hope I can have a good season. Not everyone has the opportunity to work with great teachers all over the world. I have experienced this once. I have also worked with very good teachers. It is a pleasure for me. As for the position, I think I have performed well at left back for the last two years. That is my first position. Of course it is good to play in a different position, but the position where I felt first is left back. I think I will feel better there. Thank you Mario. He managed the transfer process very well. I can’t wait to see the fans.
Ertugrul Çetin: Making with pride
Today is a happy and proud day for me and my family. I want to thank the management and teachers, I thank them for always letting me express and feel this without fear.
Mario Blanco: “We don’t want to lose important players”
If I followed social media, I would have been at home by now, not here. Of course, it should also be said that according to our fans, I need to be more rational. It is now July 18th, and I think 85% of the transfers have been completed. I understand the feelings of the fans very well. Transfers are a dynamic process. The European Championship is over, and the season starts early. Therefore, the transfer window will end on September 15th. I would say that I am happy with the current situation. We kept many players from last year and added some new ones. I am happy with the current situation. We are working with a new coach. He is an important name. We will happily keep our skeleton staff.
The first thing at the moment is to get the right players in on time. Sometimes the move you’ve been waiting for may not be the opportunity for you. We are a big team and we know what we want. We want to achieve this quickly. What we can control is our time. Of course, our aim is to make the transfer happen as soon as possible and take advantage of the opportunity if it arises.
All I can say is that Oguz wanted to come to us from the very beginning. We preferred it the same way. At the meeting we held, this transfer was completed within 24 hours. The fact is that I don’t know who called him, I don’t know even at this point. The important thing is that he chooses this place. Other issues do not concern me. That’s why I wanted to answer this question. I did not want to include Oguz at this point, I wanted to answer.
There is interest in Fenerbahce footballers in the transfer market. This is also a good sign. It shows that we did a good job last season. Of course, the instructions I received from the management and the president are to keep good players in the team. Ferdi is one of the important players in this team and in the national team. We don’t want to lose him. But there will definitely be players who leave the team. As you say, we will part ways with some players because of the foreign rules. But we don’t want to lose our most important players. I don’t want to talk about numbers. Some days numbers mean a lot, other days they don’t. This is a fickle thing in the transfer market.
