Acun Ilıcalı Talks Talisca Transfer and Beşiktaş Derby!

Acun Ilıcalı also discussed the Beşiktaş derby they will play this weekend.

Here are Acun Ilıcalı’s comments:

TALISCA TRANSFER

“My work with Amrabat lasted day and night for two months. The negotiations with Fiorentina, Amrabat’s constant rejection of offers, Mario Branco working tirelessly. I speak with Branco for three hours, and it feels like no time has passed. There’s chess involved here. Football isn’t just about signing him. The costs are very high, as you know. We are continuing to work on a project to manage these costs and are progressing positively with Talisca as well. I can’t say we’ve signed Talisca yet. This transfer can happen if it aligns with the terms our club desires. If it will benefit our club without straining its finances, we should bring in Talisca.”

AGREEMENT WITH IRFAN CAN!

“Irfan Can Kahveci is very special to me and to Fenerbahçe fans, he’s a true Fenerbahçeli. He made every effort to stay at the club. Our president loves him very much. I played a role in his transfer. Although I wasn’t an executive, our president entrusted me with the responsibility to resolve this. Irfan has become one of the legends of Fenerbahçe. He wants to stay, and we want him to stay. The contract might not be signed yet, but he has a sweet agent, and we are in talks with him.”

DUSAN TADIC

“I think Tadic will stay. Dzeko too. Dzeko’s presence in Fenerbahçe is a stroke of luck for us. He was crucial in the Trabzonspor match. He turned the game around in Europe. We are very lucky. Oğuz’s rise. We are united. Our fans’ support in the last match. The performance of our players.”

JOSE MOURINHO

“Our coach, Mourinho… You can’t argue about him. He’s Jose Mourinho. We believe in him. He’s had a huge impact on my life as well.”

BEŞIKTAŞ VS. FENERBAHÇE DERBY

“We won’t be silent. We won’t be part of the theater. We will defend our rights to the end. We’ve made up our minds, and we will bring down the structure piece by piece. Our president will soon make a comprehensive statement about illegal betting and transfers. He has already mentioned it. Fenerbahçe fans are closely following this, and the public will too. Our president will speak.

In the derby, we face a very important opponent. There were no surprises or shocks. Although Beşiktaş seems behind, their squad quality is high, and their starting 11 is dangerous. They will play at home. Beşiktaş fans are very passionate. I occasionally watch matches there, and it’s a great pleasure to watch football there. It will be a good match. Hopefully, the deserving team will win.”

OFFERS FOR YOUSSEF EN-NESYRI

“There were verbal discussions about En-Nesyri. In the end, we don’t want any changes in our squad right now. Our coach is very happy with the squad. En-Nesyri is improving. We have Dzeko and Cenk. Just like Oğuz Aydın shined, Cenk will too.

We have Cenk, and we haven’t seen Bartuğ yet. We’ve built a very good, deep squad. We realize its value when we face injuries, yellow cards, and red cards. This will be a good season for us. Our only request from our fans is to show, without losing focus, that this season is the one.”

CENGİZ ÜNDER AND LEVENT MERCAN

“Will we sign a new left-back? I’m not sure. Kostić covers that position. Levent’s performance surprised us. It’s up to our coach’s discretion, but if it were up to me, I wouldn’t use him, that’s my opinion, but we’re consulting with the coach. Cengiz got injured just as he was about to play non-stop. It’s been a tough period. I’ve helped as much as I can. He’s very talented. When İrfan got injured, Cengiz did too. This is part of football.”