London Mayor Sadiq Khan's Visit to Dursun Özbek

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with his delegation, visited Galatasaray Club President Dursun Özbek at RAMS Park. According to the club's statement, the visit was also attended by London Deputy Mayor Mete Çoban, Galatasaray Secretary General Can Natan, board member Ozan Bingöl Yurtsever, Sportif AŞ Acting Chairman Maruf Güneş and head coach Okan Buruk. Footballers İlkay Gündoğan and Gabriel Sara also took part in the visit.

Özbek thanked Khan and said they were proud to host him. He said he would invite Khan to a match and wanted him to be there for the celebration of the fifth consecutive league title.

Khan explained that he began supporting the team when Scottish player Graeme Souness became Galatasaray's head coach. Noting that he is the first London Mayor to make an official visit to Türkiye, Khan said his favourite team is Liverpool, but visiting Galatasaray's stadium was the part he enjoyed most. Recalling Galatasaray's UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup victories, Khan said more than 500,000 citizens of Turkish origin live in London. Noting that Galatasaray has done well in the Champions League, Khan said he hoped Liverpool would not face Galatasaray in the final and that he looked forward to returning to this stadium.

Okan Buruk said Khan had won his heart with his warmth. Buruk relayed that Khan wants to play for this team and had said, 'I can come for free, I would even pay on top of that.'