Gudi Pozo, a member of the Atlético de Madrid sports management and Andrea Berta’s assistant, will be in the box at the Barcelona stadium to see the performance of Kerem Akturkoglu and of Alexandru Cicaldau during Galatasaray’s match against the Catalan team.
FIFA representative Marco Kirdemir, who has a good relationship with Andrea Berta, explained to AS that the Italian sports director has already told him that Atlético has been watching Akturkoglu for a long time and tonight he will undergo an examination to see if He really is an interesting player for the Madrid club. Akturkoglu’s representative, Erkut Sogut, who also represents Mesut Ozil, does not deny this news and told AS that he cannot speak on this issue right now.
Kerem Akturkoglu, a 23-year-old winger, has made 41 appearances in all competitions this season. He has scored 9 goals and has given 9 assists. The footballer has scored 3 times in 8 games with the Turkish national team. He signed for Galatasaray in the summer of 2020 from a third division team, 24 Erzicanspor. Galatasaray renewed his contract until 2026.
What’s more, Galatasaray signed Alexandru Cicaldau from Romanian Universitatea Craiova last summer for a fee of more than six million euros. The 24-year-old midfielder played in 34 games with 5 goals and two assists in the Galatasaray shirt. Cicaldau has a contract until June 2026 with the lions.