Mourinho's striking response for the Gaziantep FK - Galatasaray match!

"KEREM IS BENFICA'S PLAYER"

Responding to a question about Kerem Aktürkoğlu, whose name has been linked with Fenerbahçe, Mourinho said, "Kerem Aktürkoğlu is a Benfica player. Of course, I know the player; I know the players in the Portuguese League better. I used to watch the Portuguese League more when I wasn't working, but as I said, he's a Benfica player."

"IT'S GOOD FOR US THAT THEY BOTH RETURN"

Speaking about the condition of İsmail Yüksek and Anderson Talisca, who have returned from injury, Jose Mourinho said, "Talisca is in better shape than İsmail. He was injured in the first week of preparations. He continued to work hard while we were in camp. İsmail was injured in camp. He's behind Talisca in terms of recovery. İsmail only trained with the team for three days. But in a match like this, he's an option on the bench. It's good for us to have both of them back. In tomorrow's match, we'll have Talisca and İsmail, along with the players from the first leg."

The Portuguese coach continued his words with the following expressions:

"Transitions aren't just important for my game. They're very important for all managers. There are constant transitions in the game. If you look at tomorrow's match, you'll see that. There will be a lot of transitions. There are always transitions in the game. I think if you ask any coach, they'll say the same thing."

"YOU NEED TO LOOK MATCH BY MATCH"

Mourinho, stating that they want to qualify for the playoffs and that their next target will be the Champions League, said, "Our primary goal is to qualify for the playoffs. If we can qualify, our next goal is to qualify for the Champions League. If we can't, we'll go to the Europa League. We need to take it one match at a time. We made it to the Europa League last year. We were very close to that point. We lost on penalties against Rangers. We were close to the quarter-finals. Our primary goal is to advance through the knockout rounds."