Sjors Ultee speaks for the first time about the very surprising arrival of Burak Yilmaz to Fortuna Sittard. The 36-year-old striker will report to Limburg in mid-July to prepare for the new season. Although Yilmaz is remarkably a year older than his new trainer, Ultee does not expect any problems in authority at the club. “Of course he can participate,” said the coach opposite Football International†
While on vacation in Jordan, Ultee got a call with the big news. “Last Monday I was informed on holiday: ‘We are going to present it tomorrow.’ Very special.” Although the trainer was already aware of the fact that Yilmaz was in the picture after enforcement. At first he found it difficult to estimate how realistic his arrival was. Ultee has also not continuously followed the striker, who came over from Lille OSC on a free transfer in recent years.
“My knowledge of Turkish football is not perfect and it is not the case that I have followed Lille closely in recent years, but I still remembered Yilmaz’s hat-trick against the Dutch national team last year. look at images of his goals, his actions. Then you soon see: such a striker is a reinforcement for almost every team in the Netherlands,” said Ultee.
To date, Ultee has not yet spoken to Yilmaz, who will therefore report in Sittard shortly. Still, the manager dares to answer a question about his expectations of Yilmaz. “In any case, goals, but not only that. He is not someone who waits in the striker. Yilmaz likes to hit the ball, is good in the combination. With his qualities, and his experience, he can hopefully go to the whole club. push to a higher level.”
With the arrival of Yilmaz and the stay of Dimitrios Siovas, who already came in on a free transfer in January, Fortuna has been doing good business in the transfer market recently. Yassin Ayoub is currently doing an internship at the club from Sittard. The 28-year-old midfielder may leave Panathinaikos, which took him over from Feyenood two and a half years ago. Ayoub’s Greek adventure was a total deception with only eighteen appearances in the main squad. Last season, the controlling midfielder was only part of Panathinaikos’ match selection in very exceptional cases.