Yilmaz Vural Preparing to Buy Altinordu FK

Yilmaz Vural, one of Turkey's most experienced head coaches, is preparing to take charge of a new club. In a statement to Radyospor, the 73-year-old coach announced that he will buy Altinordu Football Club.

Vural said the idea came from an old friend, Seyit Mehmet Ozkan. He explained that Ozkan wants to withdraw the team from professional competition and focus on young players. Vural said taking over the club will require a significant amount of money, and that he will try to raise it from his circle of contacts.

Vural also drew attention to the club's facilities. He said there are 8 training pitches on roughly 80 decares of land in Selcuk and Torbali. He said he had not seen a facility of this scale in Germany, where he lives.

Vural said he believes he can build a strong squad from a technical standpoint, but acknowledged that his financing options are limited. He said that investment funds based in the United Kingdom, with which he has held talks, would provide financing with no repayment for five years. He added that during this period the debt would need to be repaid by developing and selling players.