According to the expert, FIFA favors the ex-winger of Shakhtar to play for the Turkish club
Head coach Galatasaray Okan Buruk at a press conference before the second leg of the Champions League qualification against Slovenian Olimpia, he answered a question about the situation with the transfer of the Brazilian Tete.
“This is the territory of the lawyers of our club. I don’t think there will be any problems. FIFA is always supportive of a player playing. I can’t comment on legal issues.”
Recall, earlier it became known that Shakhtar filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding to cancel Tete’s transfer to Galatasaray, as well as to punish both the football player and the Turkish club.
According to Shakhtar, the player remains on contract with the Orange-and-Blacks until the end of 2023. Earlier, Turkish insiders reported on the early termination of the contract, however, according to the Donetsk club, this act was illegitimate due to the fact that “Tete returned to Ukraine during the war.”
Earlier, another Istanbul grandee Fenerbahce refused to transfer Tete as a result of a “legal, financial and technical assessment”. Celtic and Napoli were also interested in the services of the Brazilian.
Last season, Tete played for two clubs on loan. The Brazilian spent the first part of the campaign as part of Lyon (19 matches, 6 goals and 5 assists). In January, the midfielder moved to Leicester, where he played 14 games, scoring one goal.
Galatasaray won the Turkish championship in 2023. On August 14, he will play the second leg against Slovenian Olimpia in the 3rd round of Champions League qualification. In the first meeting, the Istanbul team defeated the opponent on the road 3:0.
Source: Sportarena
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