Kerem Aktürkoğlu statement by Maruo Icardi! He was a valuable person for me...

Galatasaray's striker Mauro Icardi answered the questions of the press members before the training session. Speaking about the new season, the Argentine soccer player said, "We are starting the new season. We are happy. It's a great honor to receive the captain's band from Muslera after so many years. I have always represented this club with pride. I tried to help my teammates. I have been training with the team for a month, I want to play my first match as soon as possible. We have many goals, we want to be champions again. I miss Galatasaray very much, I am working and waiting impatiently to be on the pitch with them again."

'It is a great honor to take the captaincy'

Speaking about the captaincy, Icardi said: "It's a great honor for me to take over the captaincy from Nando after so many years. I have always represented this club with great pride, I have always tried to help my teammates as much as possible and now I am very happy to represent it as captain."

'People with a lot of character are coming'

Emphasizing that important names are coming to the team, Icardi said, "Muslera and Mertens were very important. But there are good people coming with a lot of character, good people to support on and off the pitch. We have a friendship beyond football. This is the factor that brought the championship. Having a family atmosphere is the most important thing in success."

Kerem Aktürkoğlu comment

Responding to the question of Kerem Aktürkoğlu-Fenerbahçe, Icardi said, "I can't say much about Kerem, this is football. We don't know if it will happen or not. He played yesterday, he is still a Benfica player. He was also a very important person for Galatasaray. We can say that he grew up a lot at Galatasaray. I can only wish him the best. The time we spent together was very precious and he was a very valuable person for me. I wish him success in his career. He can do anything if it helps his career and the National Team, it's his decision."