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Ba not a big enough name for us says Galatasaray chairman.

June 16th, 2012 | 30 Comments |

Demba Ba.
Ba: Cold shoulder from Turkey.
Well, the latest “silly season” non-story about Galatasaray making a “daring raid / swoop” for Demba Ba seems to be dead in the water, with Galatasaray’s Chairman, Ünal Aysal coming out and saying that the club will not be making a move for the Toon’s Senegalese hitman.

Claiming that the striker wasn’t a big enough name to replace ex Liverpool striker and bouncing Czech, Milan Baros, if he leaves the club. Baros can currently be seen strutting his stuff at the ongoing European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine. Of course, when he suggests that “Ba” isn’t a big enough name, it probably has nothing to do with the fact that it is only two letters long (sorry, I’ll get me coat…).

Anyway, Aysal told the meedja:

“Ba’s name was suggested to us by a committee member and we opened negotiations after approval from (coach) Fatih [Terim]. (more…)