Rei Manaj's serious interference with Barish Alper Jillmaz in the match between Sivaspor and Gallatsaraj has become the main topic of discussion in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
The yellow-red fans from Istanbul and the club leaders have criticized the Albanian attacker, going so far as to demand his exclusion from Turkish football.
But Sivaspor has come to Manaj's side, defending the red-and-black bomber through an official statement, where they describe as unacceptable all the accusations made against the player.
"We would like to emphasize that as a club we have carefully evaluated the incident related to the intervention of our footballer Rei Manaj against the player of Gallatasaraj, Barısh Alper Jıllmaz in the last part of the match. We do not approve of the action of our player, Rei Manaj. However, we believe that this situation should not be interpreted as if our player intentionally harmed Jillmaz", says Sivaspor's response.
Furthermore, the Manaj club underlines that such incidents on the field are part of football and are completely the result of the reactions of the moment within the game.
"Our club strongly condemns the excessive comments aimed at Rei Manaj. It is clear that such behavior, which is against the basic values of the sport, condemns the future of Turkish football", further emphasizes the club from Sivas. (A2 Televizion)
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