Stefano Okaka, the striker of Medipol Başakşehir, one of the Super League teams, made a statement to TRT Spor.
LIKE I HAVE TO CONTINUE
Football has its ups and downs. The important thing is stability. I owe my performance in the first half of the league to hard work. It is not right to evaluate my goals individually, it is important that we do good work as a team. I want to continue my studies hard.
HOW MANY GOALS ARE THERE?
My career record for Anderlecht is 17. But I don’t want to limit myself in football. I always try to do my best, I want to throw as much as I can. That’s how it’s been for the 18 years of my career. I’ll fight, we’ll see if I score or not. We’ll see what we can achieve at the end of the season.
FAVORITE GORGERS
Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo are proficient feet. I really like these three names. I like Mario Balotelli from Turkey, he becomes my friend.
I WANT TO BACK LIKE BALOTELLI
Mario Balotelli left the door open for the Italy National Team and I am very happy to be back. My goal will be to be re-elected to the Italian national team. I think I deserved it with my performance in the first half of the league. This did not happen alone. My teammates also help me a lot. If I return to the national team, I will have achieved this with the support of Emre Hoca, my teammates and everyone in the club.
TURKISH LEAGUE QUALITY
The Turkish League has developed a lot in the last 2-3 years. In terms of quality, it is no different from other leagues. There are many stars from Europe in terms of player quality. There are great stadiums, great facilities. There is nothing left of the European leagues. Just the rest is hard work and enjoyment. The English Premier League is at the top level, but the Turkish League is also developing. In the coming years, the Turkish League will rise to the best point.
BEŞİKTAŞ AND GALATASARAY WANTED
I didn’t follow the Turkish League much, but I know the big teams. While playing in the English Premier League, I received serious offers from Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. Fatih Terim was interested. I was very close to coming 4-5 years ago, but it didn’t happen. Now I am in Başakşehir and I am very happy. I was really close to coming to Beşiktaş and Galatasaray.
I AGREE WITH BEŞİKTAŞ!
I WAS VERY CLOSE TO G.SARAY
He came with a group of 20 people for Beşiktaş’s offer to me. I was at home with my brother and there was a meeting. We had a good meeting, but my transfer did not take place because there was no agreement on a club basis. It was a crazy meeting with Galatasaray. I was as close to the Galatasaray jersey as getting in the car and going to the airport. It was the last hours of the transfer in Europe and it did not happen. While I was talking to my brother, he was waiting for me at the airport. There was no agreement between my club in the Premier League and Galatasaray and I did not come.
FATIH TERIM EMPEROR
As mentioned in Turkey, Fatih Terim is an Emperor. He did very well in Italy. He performed successful works not only in Turkey but also in Italy. Turkey should be proud of Fatih Terim. He is known as the best Turkish coach in Europe and in the world. Everyone should respect. It is an honor to have such a technical man on behalf of Turkey.
EVERYTHING CHANGED WITH EMRE BELÖZOĞLU
Emre Belözoğlu is a legendary Turkish football player. His career says it all, I don’t need to say anything. He is someone who played in the best teams in Italy and Spain, played with the best names in history. When he came as a teacher, many things changed with him. Our game mentality, our formation on the field changes a lot. It wasn’t easy for him to change the team that went bad. His perspective on us as a young coach is like a big brother. We must listen to the tactics they convey to us and apply them well. We must continue to work hard with him.
I KNOW TREZEGUET, IT CONTRIBUTES
I don’t know about Trezeguet’s transfer, if it happens officially; It will help us. I will be happy to see him again. We played together in Anderlecht, it will be nice to play together again. We can do good work. It will also contribute to Başakşehir.
Confessions for Turkey
I loved cities, food and people in Turkey. Turkish people are very kind. they are dealing with me pretty well. They help me a lot in Turkey and in Istanbul. I had never been to Istanbul before, but it is one of the best cities in the world.
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