The President of Galatasaray’s bitter city rivals has stirred a lot of controversy after he declared that Victor Osimhen is “too big” to play in Turkey.
Fenerbache President Ali Koc described Osimhen as a special player, while saying it was providence that got Galatasaray to sign the striker on loan.
“Osimhen is a special player and a player above Turkey,” Ali Koc told TRT Spor
“That player (Osimhen) is in a different category. He also comes once in 40 years.
“There is talk about whether he will stay or not. Accounts, books, taxes, agreements… If it is done according to the rules, there will be no room for a spending limit!”
The Fenerbache President he was abused by the club fans for not signing Osimhen ahead of Galatasaray.
His defence was that the player was never offered to Fenerbache and also some circumstances around that time allowed Galatasaray to sign the player.
“For those who don’t know about Osimhen’s transfer, let me tell you; luck was on Galatasaray’s side,” he began.
“It was very good for them because Mauro Icardi was injured. It was a windfall. If it had been both, it could have been a problem.
“Osimhen was going to Saudi Arabia. They agreed, they shook hands. At the last minute, the Napoli President increased the price and the Saudis gave up. Europe was closed and there was only Turkey.
“In the meantime, Galatasaray had the chance. Osimhen was never offered to us.”
He continued: “He was never offered to us. I landed in London from New York at 6 in the morning that day. Around 12-1 o’clock, I was tired and decided to sleep for 2 hours. I woke up and abusive messages were pouring in from my phone. I said, ‘What happened?’ Galatasaray bought Osimhen.
“For those who don’t know about Osimhen’s transfer, let me tell you; luck was on Galatasaray’s side.”
