Yusuf Demir, transferred by Galatasaray from the Austrian Bundesliga team Rapid Wien with a transfer fee of 6 million Euros, played his first game in the Super League against Kasımpaşa.
In the match that the yellow-red team won 3-2, Yusuf replaced Italian star Dries Mertens in the 77th minute. The young player became one of the most talked about names in social media in about 18 minutes with overtime.
IS YUSUF DEMIR IN TURKISH STATUS? CAN I PLAY IN THE TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM?
19-year-old expatriate football player Yusuf Demir, who was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria, won admiration for his performance in the Kasımpaşa match. Yusuf Demir used the national team preference in favor of Austria in the A team, including the infrastructures.
The Turkish player played for the Austrian National Team 4 times in total. According to FIFA’s instructions, if a young player wears the jersey of a national team more than 3 times, he cannot choose another national team. Yusuf Demir, who played 4 matches against Austria, therefore lost his chance to play in the Turkish National Team.
FATİH TERİM’S LOCAL RULE CLOSED THE ROAD!
AjanssporAccording to the news; Fatih Terim blocked the way for expats who preferred other national teams after the 2015-16 season, like Yusuf Demir, the new transfer of Galatasaray, to play as a local in Turkey. Terim, when he was the Turkish Football Director, brought 14 domestic and 14 foreign rules and had it approved by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). In his presentation at the Haliç Congress Center, Terim said, “The regulation should be seen as the rule of 14 locals, not 14 foreigners.” Clubs were going to pay TFF for every foreigner they bought under the name of domestic incentive, but this practice was abolished shortly after.
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