MADRID, 17 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Turkish defender Cenk Özkacar is “very happy” for having extended his relationship with “a great club” like Valencia until June 30, 2028, where the obligation is to “fight for every game” and in which he must give the maximum whether he plays or not.
“I am very happy. Valencia CF is a great club, I am where I want to be. My teammates helped me a lot from the beginning and I am very comfortable in the team and in the city because I love Valencia,” said Özkacar, who last year past was on loan from the French Olympique de Lyon, to the club’s official media.
Now, he knows that he has to “work” to earn “a place in the team” and then give his “one hundred percent when it’s time to play.” “But when I don’t play, I will also give my energy to win the games. I will always be with my team to grow day by day,” she said.
“LaLiga is very competitive and we always have to give our best in the
matches, and have a lot of concentration. I learned a lot last year, we have to keep improving at an individual and team level”, remarked the Turkish footballer, who does not hide that “the pre-seasons are demanding”, but necessary to “charge batteries to be as good as possible for the start of the season”.
Özkacar is clear that they must “be competitive and fight for every ball”. “We are Valencia CF and we have to fight every game,” said the center-back, who wears the number ’15’ because it was the day his mother was born and who acknowledged his surprise at the “enormous support from the beginning” from the fans. che’.
“It was the key for us last year. In difficult times they are always with us and I can only tell them that we are going to do everything possible to make them feel proud of their team,” said the Valencian player.