Dursun Özbek backs Okan Buruk as Galatasaray pledge to stay the course
Galatasaray president Dursun Özbek has addressed speculation about Okan Buruk and the board following the Trabzonspor match.
Dursun Özbek reaffirmed Galatasaray’s support for Okan Buruk in a statement published on the club’s official website on 21 September at 19:04 Türkiye time. He rejected claims attributed to him and the board concerning the coach’s future after the Trabzonspor match.
Özbek said he called Buruk after the game and met him at the training ground after Sunday’s session. The board’s confidence in the coach remains intact.
He criticised attempts to portray one poor result as a crisis. Acknowledging supporters’ disappointment, Özbek said Galatasaray would continue with Buruk, pursuing a fifth consecutive Süper Lig title and their European ambitions.