Beşiktaş walks away from the table in Salah transfer

Speaking at a press conference organized by the black-and-white club, Beşiktaş Football Director Özen stated the following: 

"A crowded agenda has formed regarding Mohamed Salah for some time. The subject has been speculated upon too much in every aspect. There are issues we want to clarify regarding him. Football teams normally have a technical plan when preparing for a season. We have been working on this planning since we started our duties. Our first move was Vincenzo Italiano. 20 minutes after the signing ceremony on June 6, we started negotiations with Alexander Nübel.

"We divided the transfer into 3 parts"

We divided the transfer department into 3 parts. In the first part, we focused entirely on addressing deficiencies. We completed the first stage. In the second stage, we want to strengthen the squad as much as we can. We set a target for ourselves until the 15th of the month. In our final stage, until September 4, we will evaluate opportunity transfers.

"The process slowed down"

We made contact with a world star like Salah, who is considered among the most important players in the world. We conducted a study regarding his potential for commercialization from a financial perspective, and it seemed attractive to our club, so negotiations began. We contacted Salah. This also included a financing model. We met with Salah three times before entering the financial part of the negotiations. Everything was fluid up to this point. When the financial side began, the fluidity of the first day slowed down as of July 21.

"Walked away from the table for now"

The club has a policy, and it cannot go outside of this policy. Our President determined very well where to stop and stayed there. Agency is a legal business, there is a legal commission amount; exceeding this would also involve an illegal situation. When it comes to Beşiktaş, not entering into this situation is a requirement of being a Beşiktaş supporter. The President did not make a populist decision and 'walked away from the table for now.'

"The Salah file is shelved for now"

Protecting Beşiktaş values is important. Knowing the price you will pay when you lose these values is more important than anything. Keeping the club on its axis is more important than having a valuable athlete. The Salah file is shelved for now."

News Source: 12punto