Goztepe, which is sad to be relegated from Spor Toto Super League to the 1st League, has come to an end in the transfer process.
Mehmet Sepil, who has held the majority of the club’s shares for 8 years and resigned from all his duties including the chairmanship during the season, came to the stage of an agreement with Danish businessman Rasmus Ankersen.
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It was noted that Sepil, who has been in talks with Ankersen for months, first announced by Demirören News Agency (DHA), has largely agreed with the Danish investor and that official signatures will be signed as soon as possible.
Ankersen has followed Göztepe closely since last season. Ankersen, who came to İzmir twice and visited the Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Urla Adnan Süvari Facilities and the infrastructure facilities planned to be built in Torbalı, watched the Göztepe-Altay derby from the stands.
in Denmark The person who created the legend of Midtjylland
The 39-year-old businessman, who was appointed as a team manager in Midtjylland in Denmark and brought the team to international success, made the club a champion and took it to the European arena. Turning the route to England, Ankersen first took charge in Brendford. Ankersen, who managed Brendford for nearly 6 years, promoted the club to the Premier League for the first time in its 74-year history. Ankersen, who was one of the founding partners of a sports fund called Sport Republic in the UK in 2021, became the owner of Southampton in 2021. Ankersen, who also has a football background, ended his football life after suffering a serious injury in his first match with Midtjylland at the age of 18. However, Ankersen, who did not break away from football, took on the task of coaching Midtjylland and developed infrastructure projects. Rasmus Ankersen, who is known as the man who created the legend of Midtjylland in Denmark, made his name known to the world with his investments in football despite his young age.
The first foreign investor in Turkish football
If Rasmus Ankersen officially takes over Mehmet Sepil’s shares in Göztepe Sportif AŞ, it will be the first foreign investment in Turkish sports. While many clubs in Europe are managed by investors from the USA, China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, Göztepe, the 97-year-old representative of İzmir, founded in 1925, will be the first club to receive foreign investment in Turkish football. Mehmet Sepil confirmed in his press statement that he had met with Ankersen before, and announced that the point was turning to domestic investors as the club relegated and decreased revenues.
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