Follow usThe president of Galatasaray Dursun Ozbek has shared that they would try to ink Leo Messi. The club has been dominant in Turkey in recent years, winning 3 straight titles and securing record-breaking 102 points in 2023-24. And now the ambitions of the president of the team are that even Messi could play for them.
Stars like Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen are part of the club as they paid a record-breaking 65 million pounds for the Nigerian forward at the beginning of the year.
”Did you ask about the possibility of signing Messi?” Galatasaray’s president answered the media regarding questions about the Argentinian superstar. “We are making the right decisions regarding transfers, and they have been very successful in recent years. We didn’t sign a lot of players, but we inked the footballers who will make the team better. We have the squad that won 3 straight titles, and I think that we did a great job with our transfers.”
However, a scenario such as Messi joining Galatasaray seems almost impossible after Leo inked an extension with Inter Miami until 2028.
🚨 Galatasaray president Dursun Özbek on a potential move for Lionel Messi:
"Messi, you say? Galatasaray have reached a point where even such questions are possible. We’ve raised the bar very high.
"We’ve kept the spine of a side that won three consecutive championships.… pic.twitter.com/tgE4Bk8wGU
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) November 9, 2025
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