Sergen Yalçın gives a date for new transfers

In the Ziraat Turkish Cup Group C, matchday 2 Beşiktaş defeated Ankara Keçiörengücü 3-0 at home. After the match, during theAt the pressconference, thestatements made by Beşiktaş managerSergen Yalçın were,"We had a good preparationperiod. The performance and score in today's game are at an acceptable level; we are satisfied. We want to continue in the cup. It is valuable for usas wTurkey CupI hope we can reach good places in the continuation," he said.

"We may add 2-3 players to our squad next week"

Future planspointing out that they have parted ways with players who are not in their plans, Yalçın said, "Only Paulista wanted to leave due to family reasons. The other players were not in our plans. Perhaps 1-2 more players will leave. There is the situation with Rafa Silva; he might also leave. To fill their spotsWe are workingon it. For 2-3 months, I have been scouting players in Europe with Serkan. We havescoutedandidentifiedplayers. We have reached the final stagewith the players we are targeting. It is not easy to make transfers during the mid-season break. We are looking for players who will contribute directly to the team. This is a matter of both economics and player quality.it is not easy from that perspective. We could add 2-3 players to our squad next week. But until things are finalized, we cannot say the transfer is done," he said.

"The statements Necip made to the press saddened me."

Pointing out that he was the one who made the decision to excludeMert Günok and Necip Uysal from the squad, the 53-year-old manager said,"Svensson and Jurasek were not in our future plans. We were planning to part ways with Paulista at the end of the season, but he had to leave due to family reasons. We had to make a decision regarding Necip and Mert. These are players who have served our community, and there was a misunderstanding there. We asked Necip about certain things. We left it to hisdiscretion.He said he wanted to play. But in our squad planning, wethoughtotherwise."We don't see it that way. We alsoplayed football for years. Theday comes when you have toquit football. Necip also needs to be in a different position now. Necip has served the clubbut now he has tomove to the other side of the business. Thestatements Necip made to thepressThestatements saddened me. His one-sided remarks, saying he called the coach but couldn't reach him. A decision was made and put into practice. We are doing some planning and we left the decision to the players. We told them, 'You can have yourtestimonial match here if you want, or you can go toanother club.' There is noill intent in this,he said. he added.

"We are making transfers for next year"

Stating that they have been working to make transfers for next year, Yalçın said, "We must have watched 100 players over the last 3-4 months. We want players who will contribute. We do not want to make transfers just for the sake of it. The clubs have sent theirWe want to sign the players we want, not just any players. We have now reached the finalstage. It is a 95 to 5 percent probability. That 5 percent is also important. I cannot make a statementsaying that a specific player will arrive. The management is alsoworking on transfers. We are trying to do the rightthing. Hopefully, we can do it. We will all seewhat happens next.we will" cincluded in his statements.

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