Fenerbahçe announced Asensio's latest situation: 'When the player's wish and opinion is in this direction...'

Fenerbahçe Football Director Oğuz Çetin and club doctor Ahmet Kulduk spoke about the injured Marco Asensio.

Fenerbahçe Football Director Oğuz Çetin's statements are as follows:

"Our president's emphasis that I do not want to experience the Alex incident again is managed sensitively by İsmail Kartal, the players and us. A complete family atmosphere has been created. We are really experiencing a lot of chaos in today's football. Internal and external miscreants may attempt to create unrest within the team and disrupt the harmony. They are especially trying to portray as if there is a problem between İsmail coach and Asensio. These do not reflect the truth.

However, unfortunately, he underwent treatment and rehabilitation due to a strain in his upper calf during the Konya match. While he was managing that process, he played in the first 11 in the Rizespor match, which was the first match after the international break, in order to catch the match rhythm among the national team and took part in 83 minutes. After that match, there was a swelling in his knee, and our doctor and medical team immediately intervened against that swelling. They did the treatment until the Rizespor match and enabled him to play the Rizespor match. He took his place in the first 11. After the Rizespor match, the treatment process for that swelling started again. He was rehabilitated for two days. One day after the match, during team training, we asked ourselves "I wonder if" because of the swelling in his knee. Asensio and Kante had an MRI before the Aston Villa match. Based on the results, we decided that he should not play in the Aston Villa match. That's why he wasn't included in the squad.

In this football environment, we should not move away from the facts. Fenerbahçe fans should know this. The speculations about Asensio today will also be made about other players tomorrow. In that respect, our fans should be more conscious and believe the information coming from us. Our fans' expectations are very high. On the way to the long-awaited championship, we will declare our championship in May 2027. "We need to walk this path in unity and solidarity, and we will."

"WE WILL PERFORM THE SURGERY"

Club doctor Ahmet Kulduk said:

"We managed the swelling and treatment process together. As a result of the MRI, we detected a cartilage lesion behind the kneecap. According to our evaluation, the cartilage lesion was a lesion that needed to be corrected with surgical intervention. For this, we again sought different opinions. We met with the doctor who performed Asensio's surgery in Türkiye and Spain, and they expressed similar opinions. We planned the surgery when the player's wishes and opinions were in this direction. We will perform the surgery next week.

The knee injury and cruciate ligament strain that occurred in the Beşiktaş match last year, as well as the injuries this season, were not injuries that required surgery. This surgery was decided due to a cartilage lesion. "There was no decision for surgery beforehand."