Striking remarks from Okan Buruk about Mourinho! 'Sometimes you have to just laugh it off'

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk was a guest on the YouTube channel Rafine TV.

The successful manager discussed a wide range of topics, from his short and long-term career goals to the future of Osimhen at Galatasaray and the process behind Kerem Aktürkoğlu's departure from the club.

Okan Buruk also addressed Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho.

Here are Okan Buruk's statements:

"MY LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO MANAGE A TEAM IN EUROPE"

"My short-term goal is to fulfill my two-year contract at Galatasaray and win two more championships. We have a goal of reaching the 5th star, and I would like to be the manager who achieves that. Playing in a European final again is also very important. Looking ahead, I would like to work abroad as a Turkish manager. I think it is important for a Turkish manager to work in one of Europe's major leagues, such as the Premier League or Serie A."

"GALATASARAY WILL DO ITS BEST TO KEEP OSIMHEN"

"Of course, I would like Osimhen to stay. The player is happy here, and we actually have a lot of time left until the end of the season. Without putting too much pressure on the player... Because he is happy, and everything is going well. We want it, but it is too early; more time needs to pass for this to materialize. If the player also wants it, Galatasaray will do its best to keep him."

"KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU PUSHED HARD TO LEAVE"

"Kerem Aktürkoğlu really wanted to leave. An important offer came for him. He wanted to go very much, he pushed hard. Our club accepted this. If he hadn't left, of course, we would have a place for Kerem in both our three-man and four-man defensive setups. An opportunity arose for Yunus to play. Yunus is someone we really like and have always been waiting for. Yunus was very good in training, but he couldn't quite reflect that in matches. We gave him more chances to play, and he is playing very well."

"MOURINHO IS USING A STRATEGY, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST LAUGH IT OFF"

"It is great that Mourinho is here, and it is great that we can be rivals. We need to appreciate the value of such important names. You know very clearly that he makes those comments because it is a strategy.

He spoke about me, he spoke about Galatasaray, and he spoke about other teams. This is a strategy. You will sometimes handle it well, sometimes by laughing it off, and sometimes in different ways, but what matters is that such an important name is in Turkey."

"AND IF MANAGERS START FIGHTING..."

"I just like to focus on the match, more than the opposing manager or the opposing fans. Before the match, Mourinho came and waited in front of our bench. I came out a bit late. We shook hands, and he went to his place.

When the match ended, we went and talked again, hugged each other, and went inside. That is how it should be. The message managers give to each other is very important.

And if we start fighting among ourselves—everyone is already fighting—and if managers do this too, things get even worse. From time to time, we can make emotional or incorrect statements."