Fenerbahçe chief discusses Akturkoglu saga: “Benfica…” | OneFootball

In Portugal for the second leg of the Champions League play-off, Hamdi Akin, vice-president of Fenerbahçe, still hopes to sign Kerem Akturkoglu. Despite Benfica being adamant about not releasing the winger, the official still believes that the player can be part of José Mourinho's team.

Transfers are happening slowly. It's not easy.”

Next, the vice-president of the Turkish club emphasized that the transfer of Akturkoglu - who is not expected to be in the Eagles' starting 11 - is subject to various factors: “Both because of the financial aspect, but also because teams do not easily let go of players.”

Further on, the official of José Mourinho's team assured that the problem with the transfer impasse is not related to the Istanbul club itself, but rather because the Benfica structure is being uncompromising about the deal: “Benfica does not let go of Kerem, for example.”

Finally, in a conversation with Beyaz TV, Hamdi Akin took the opportunity to preview tomorrow's match against Fenerbahçe, where he revealed that the result leaves everything open and that all scenarios are possible: “Anything can happen. We can easily advance. Why not? You saw Benfica here.”

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