Kerem Aktürkoğlu: 'My only goal is to help the team'

Galatasaray team captain Kerem Aktürkoğlu made statements ahead of the UEFA Europa League second-leg match to be played against Sparta Prague.

Stating that they know the opponent is not easy, Kerem Aktürkoğlu said, "After the draw, it was expected to be an easy round, but we knew it wouldn't be. After the analysis from the first match, we separated the positive and negative aspects. We want to play better and more cautiously tomorrow. Hopefully, we want to gift our fans a spot in the next round without any injuries."

Stating that his dream is to win the European Cup, Kerem Aktürkoğlu said, "It was a truly meaningful gift for us. I would like to thank Erden, Fatih, and Ayhan. After seeing the message, I called Erden and thanked him. We have dreams, and one of them is to become European champions. We have a very long and tough road ahead of us. We will play a very important match tomorrow. I will keep that note for the rest of my life."

Saying that everything else is unimportant after winning trophies, Kerem Aktürkoğlu said, "Lifting the European trophy is a beautiful dream, but it is a very tough road. One of my dreams is to win another trophy with Galatasaray. We have 4 trophies ahead of us, and we want to win them all. Being a Galatasaray player means fighting in every way and achieving victory. Muslera is used to lifting trophies, and we want to help him. When a trophy is won, it doesn't matter who poses or how," he said, and concluded his words with the following:

"Individual performances are always important, but they have no significance if the team doesn't win. My only goal is to help my team in the best way possible."

News Source: 12punto