National football player Orkun Kökçü, who plays for Benfica, made a statement to TRT Spor. Stating that he was about to be transferred to Beşiktaş for a while, Orkun said, “At that time, Beşiktaş considered 1 million dollars a lot for my transfer fee.”
“I HAD DIFFICULTY IN PORTUGAL”
“I had some difficulties when I first came to Portugal. I came to Portugal at the age of 22 and was living with my family until that age. I had difficulties in matters such as cooking and cleaning, but thanks to my mother and father, they supported me by trying to visit me every week. Now, “After 15 months, I can say that I am completely used to it here.”
“BEŞİKTAŞ REACHED 1 MILLION DOLLARS TOO MUCH”
“For a while, my transfer to Beşiktaş was on the agenda. At that time, I was in the U19 team at Feyenoord, they promised me to go to the A team, but they did not keep that promise after the camp started. I was very angry. I called my father and said, ‘I want to go.’ My father, at that time, He was meeting with Erdal Torunoğulları. I insisted on going to Beşiktaş. We came and met. Feyenoord didn’t want to leave me either, but they said ‘okay’. At that time, Beşiktaş was willing to pay 1 million dollars for my transfer fee.
“THERE WERE MANY OFFERS”
“When my former coach Arne Slot took over, I had a big boost in my performance in his first season. That year, we reached the finals of the Conference League, but unfortunately we lost. Still, I think my performance that season was very good. I actually made a transfer in the summer. “I wanted to; some of the big clubs in the top 6 in England were interested in me. We had serious negotiations for the transfer, but it did not happen at the last moment. The next season, Arne Slot made me the team captain, and this responsibility increased my performance even more.”
Source: www.star.com.tr
