Turkish professional basketball coach Ergin Ataman has criticised the failure of the country’s football clubs to succeed in Europe despite expensive transfers in the last summer window.
Ataman made the remarks while speaking about Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen, the biggest transfer in Turkish football history.
According to him, all this investment should be accompanied by success in Europe.
“Football in Türkiye has its own economy. Millions of dollars are being spent,” Ataman was quoted by habersarikirmizi as saying.
“There is no success in Europe. You see, my team is Galatasaray. Osimhen is 80 million euros. Okay, but is all this just to become the Turkish champion?
“For me, the criterion is to be successful in Europe. To be able to reach the semi-finals of a European cup.
“It is not necessary to be a champion. This has not been achieved for years.”
Recall that Galatasaray signed Osimhen on a permanent transfer from Napoli during the summer transfer window.
