Dursun Özbek sets a date for Icardi

Galatasaray became the first team to reach the final of the Turkcell Süper Cup by defeatingTrabzonspor 4-1 in the semifinals. Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek madestatements to the pressafterthe match.

"We are waiting for our opponent in the final"

"The match'swent welland that it was a match with highentertainment value,Dursun Özbek stated, "It was a good match,Ithink.I think. Both sides played as football requires. Trabzonspor also put up a goodfight. I congratulatethem. Now we are looking at the final. I thank my brothers in Antepvery much. They always host usvery well. Antep is a city we lovevery much. TheIt was great that it was high-scoring and provided high entertainment value. It was nice. Now we are waiting for our opponent in the final," he said.

"We want to complete the transfers as soon as possible"

Transfer effortshave begun, and stating that they want to finish them quickly, Özbek said, "The limits have beenannounced. The reason Galatasaray's limit is double is due to itsrevenues being at a high level. We have prepared for the transfer season. Our needs are clear. There are players identified by our coach and the scouting team.We are in contact with them.ournegotiations had begun. In the transferprocess, we still havetime, but we want to finish it as soon as possible. If you look at Galatasaray Sports Club'ssummer transfers, we madefive transfers. All five are on the pitch. This shows our success inthese transfers. They were on the pitch todaytoo. We have made our preparations. Here, of course, in terms of transfers, in line with our coach's request and the input provided by the scouting team with the suggestions, my brother Abdullah and Iare working on this issue.As I mentionedpreviously,he is also very successfulduring the summerperiod. Hopefully, this mid-season transferperiod, our needs are clear. We are workingon them. To finishwe are doing our best," he said.

"I saw Erden Timur in good spirits,we will stand by himduring this process."

Stating that he visited Erden Timur at Silivri Prison, Özbek said, "My brother Erdenis a true Galatasaray fan. We have worked together.Previously, when I was president,he became a sponsor and supported Galatasaray. Unfortunately, in thisperiod, he hassome minor issues. In this regard, as Galatasaray and the Galatasaray Sports Club,As the club president, Dursun Özbek, we will always be byhis side. I visited him. We talked. I found him in good spirits. Hopefully, he will return tous and continue to serve Galatasaray" he said.

"Icardi is a Galatasaray player for another 5 months"

Regarding the transfer processof Mauro Icardi,Özbek made statements, saying, "I have answered a similar question before.Icardi is our iconic player. Icardi has given a lot to Galatasaray. He is a Galatasaray player." He is a Galatasaray player for approximatelyanother 5 months. Therefore, we will make our necessary decision when the time comes. No one can question Icardi's commitment to Galatasaray. Icardi is an importantfootballer for us. A very important footballer. We love him very much today as well. As the management, we are aware ofthis. Therefore, we willmake our decisionaccordingly," he stated.

"We have unfinished business in Urfa"

The final matchthose who wanted thematch to be played in Şanlıurfa Özbek challenged them by saying there is unfinishedbusiness in Urfa. Özbek said, "We have unfinishedbusiness in Urfa. If they had moved the final to Urfa as well, it would have been great. Galatasaray does not choose its opponents. Galatasaray has always been the best in Turkish footballthroughout history. Look at our championships and our games. It makes no difference to us who the opponent is. Galatasaray is the team of trophies," he said.