The Galatasaray coach, Fatih Terim, he announced on one of his social networks that he has tested positive for coronavirus. “Based on the results of tests conducted today, my COVID-19 result was positive. I am in good hands at the hospital. Don't worry, “was the message the legendary 66-year-old Turkish coach wrote.
It is not the only bad news in the Galatasaray environment. In the last hours since club vice president Abdurrahim Albayrak and his wife Şükran Albayrak., also underwent a positive coronavirus test. The two continue to recover from home without needing to be hospitalized. In Turkey, the pandemic has more than 1,200 co-signed cases and 30 deaths.
Football in Turkey was slow to stop, but pressure from the footballers forced a smart decision to be made that will surely avoid further risk of spread.
“I hope everything improves. Thank God I'm fine, I feel fine. I would like to thank those who are calling and sending text messages, receiving their support makes us strong, “said the club's vice president who meets his respective isolation.
Galatasaray confirmed that both the leader and his wife are going through their sixth day of isolation and the symptoms have gradually decreased. Albayrak was key for Falcao's arrival to the Turkish team, the vice president traveled to Monaco to close the negotiation and accompanied the Tiger on his trip to Istanbul to be introduced.
Galatasaray's top two rivals in Turkey, Fenerbahce and Besiktas, sent a message of support for the team's vice president, demonstrating the solidarity that must be maintained in the face of this situation, which already claims more than 15 deaths worldwide.