Former Galatasaray president has warned the club to be moderate with their expectations despite the blistering combination of strikers Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen has formed a deadly combo with Icardi after moving to the Turkish champions on a season-long loan after last summer’s transfer window closed in Europe.
As noted by Transfermarkt, both have combined for four goals and three assists in six games when on the pitch together this season, including against rivals Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Former Galatasaray President Adnan Polat showered praises on the two strikers after the Lions defeated Besiktas 2-1 in their second Istanbul derby of the season.
“I congratulate both teams, I am happy that we won. I hope Galatasaray continues like this. I also congratulate Beşiktaş, they fought well. Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi are great, what more can I say,” he said, as quoted by Ekol TV....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
The Nigerian scored the winning goal and even though the Argentine did not score, he was impressive inside both boxes to help his team see out a difficult win.
Polat, who was president between 2008 and 2011, went ahead to issue a warning to both teams not to celebrate too early as it is still a long way to go in the season and other teams could catch up including Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.
“It is too early. Let’s get closer to May, and then we will talk. Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe will continue in the race, Samsunspor is doing very well. Trabzonspor will recover with Şenol Hoca. The race will continue among the big three,” he concluded.
