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Former Fenerbahçe defender Djiku praises Galatasaray’s Batrakov

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Alexander Djiku praised Aleksey Batrakov, who joined Galatasaray from Lokomotiv Moscow for 25 million euros.
  • Batrakov started Galatasaray’s last two league matches, both 3-2 wins against Göztepe and Başakşehir.
  • Djiku said Batrakov deserves to play in the Turkish league and can succeed there.

Alexander Djiku has backed Galatasaray’s new Russian signing Aleksey Batrakov, calling him an excellent player with many strong qualities.

Djiku, who previously played for Fenerbahçe before transferring to Spartak Moscow last year, spoke about Batrakov ahead of Galatasaray’s Champions League match against Sporting. Batrakov joined Galatasaray from Lokomotiv Moscow in a 25 million euro move, and his early performances have drawn attention.

I don’t usually like evaluating other players, but Batrakov is an excellent player and has many good qualities.

· Alexander DjikuDjiku praised Galatasaray midfielder Aleksey Batrakov.

The Russian midfielder made his Galatasaray debut in the third week of the Turkish Super League against Göztepe. Galatasaray won that match 3-2. Batrakov then started against Başakşehir and played until the 68th minute, when Leao replaced him. Galatasaray again won 3-2.

With uncertainty over whether Batrakov would start against Sporting, Djiku offered a clear assessment. “I don’t usually like evaluating other players, but Batrakov is an excellent player and has many good qualities,” he said. He added that Batrakov “deserves to play in the Turkish league and can succeed there.”

Batrakov deserves to play in the Turkish league and can succeed there.

· Alexander DjikuDjiku assessed Batrakov’s prospects in Turkey.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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