Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk has revealed they tried to sign Rangers star Ianis Hagi and reckons he will play for the Turkish giants one day.
Hagi was born in Istanbul when his legendary father Gheorghe was playing for Galatasaray in 1998 and has never hidden his admiration for the club.
Galatasaray manager Buruk was a colleague of Hagi senior back then and went on to manage the club and holds the record as having won the most titles in Turkey with seven as a player and three as a manager.
And he's broken his silence about his interest and admiration for Hagi, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Buruk said: "During a previous transfer window, we were interested in him. He is a very good player. Unfortunately, he was injured in the past. But now, he is okay.
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"I know he's playing well at Rangers now.
"I remember him when he was a child here at Galatasaray. He used to be everywhere. He was sitting and watching the training.
"In the last two years, I have always followed Ianis. Now he is in good shape.
"He is a good footballer, with potential. I repeat, we were interested in him during a transfer period, but...he plays for another team just now
"Who knows? Maybe one day he'll play for Galatasaray."
