Turkish tycoon Acun Ilicali, who also owns the English club Hull City, has confirmed: His millions – he has more than 100 of them – will be invested in Maribor!
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Although he was interested in Olimpija and even had discussions with Mura, Acun Ilicali ultimately decided to go with… Maribor! The Turkish tycoon, who has more than €100 million at his disposal, appeared on the show “Pod prečko” on Sportklub and confirmed the rumors circulating in Slovenian football in recent days. Maribor will get, or actually already has, a new business partner. Acun Ilicali will be investing his millions into the purples from the Ljudski vrt.
“After researching which club in Slovenia is most suitable for us, we decided that Maribor is the club. I was in Maribor last week, I really like the city, I really like the stadium, and I really like the people who run the club,” revealed Acun Ilicali on the “Pod prečko” show on Sportklub.
Ilicali, who also owns the English club Hull City, added: “I also respect the other clubs, Mura is very successful, Olimpija is a big name in Europe, but so is Maribor. In the end, you have to make a decision. We’ve been searching and thinking for two months, and now I believe we are determined with the team that this is the right project, with excellent fans, excellent people, and an excellent city.” At this point, the details of the partnership are still unknown, but it is expected that it’s only a matter of time before both parties clarify it to the public. There are undoubtedly several questions to be answered, and it is also important to consider what the arrival of a new business partner means for the current management of the club, for director Bojan Ban, for sports director Marko Šuler…
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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