Turkey-Bulgaria match pre-game controversy! ‘Frankfurt threatened the National Team: We won't send Can Uzun back again’

Our National Football Team defeated Bulgaria 6-1 away yesterday, with Can Uzun, considered one of the most in-form players of the season, coming on in the 69th minute to replace Arda Güler.

Can Uzun has shown a rapid rise in the first six weeks of the Bundesliga and has already scored five goals and made three assists in the league. In addition, he scored one goal in the Champions League and made one assist in the German Cup. However, despite this impressive performance, he was not getting playing time in the National Team.

An interesting report appeared in the German press ahead of the Bulgaria match. According to BILD, the young player's club, Frankfurt, held talks with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). BILD reported on the talks as follows: "The message was clear: if Uzun had to travel from Frankfurt to Turkey for international matches, he should also be given a fair chance. Concretely, this means that Uzun should always train with the team and be included in the matchday squad for games, rather than sitting on the bench."

“If the conditions were not met, Eintracht was prepared to take even tougher action. Hessen had threatened to stop sending Can Uzun to national team matches in the future. However, it seems unlikely that things will go that far.”