Fenerbahçe v Benfica: Translator on Akturkoglu, “No one accepted it…” | OneFootball

Still not knowing when he will head to Fenerbahçe, Kerem Akturkoglu knows that, for now, he is a Benfica player and, for that reason, an option that Bruno Lage will consider for tonight’s match. However, there are those who guarantee that the Turkish winger will face strong opposition at the Istanbul club’s ground.

A well-known Turkish interpreter, who works with UEFA but has also lived in Portugal, made a point of explaining to Record that the Eagles’ number 7, due to his connection to Galatasaray, will encounter a real ‘hell’: “Seventy percent of the stadium will be against him. They don’t want him on the team.”

In a real soap opera surrounding his future, where many people have shared their opinions about the winger’s situation, Tun Dabak revealed in an interview that the topic is hotly debated in the Turkish media: “This is one of the topics that has been talked about the most here.”

However, the translator didn’t stop there and emphasized that it is a ‘strange case’, recalling past episodes with the player: “When Kerem [Aktürkoglu] played for Galatasaray, he used to provoke Fenerbahçe. Even in interviews, he always had words against them... Even during matches, he had reactions that bothered Fenerbahçe fans. There was a lot of rivalry.”

Finally, he explained that the opinion of José Mourinho’s team’s supporters has changed: “Other fans look at the fact that they don’t have a Turk in the squad like Kerem [Aktürkoglu], who provides assists, who plays the way he does. Many have changed their minds in recent days, because when this possibility first started being discussed, almost no one accepted this potential signing.”

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