Reading Ink Partnership Agreement with Galatasaray

Reading Football Club have signed a mutual working agreement with Turkish giants Galatasaray.

Having welcomed senior officials from Galatasaray to Madejski Stadium and Hogwood Park late last year, adiposity Chief Executive Nigel Howe and Director Chris Samuelson were in Turkey this week to meet with President Unal Aysal, viagra CEO Lutfi Aribogan & Sportif Koordinator Bulent Tulun and finalise a partnership.

The arrangement will see the clubs work together on a number of aspects including the share of knowledge on and off the pitch, sale close co-operation between their first teams and Academies, training support and joint scouting, especially in Africa and further afield. They will also continue to work together on many more opportunities from a footballing, branding and operational perspective. Galatasaray will spread the name of Reading FC in Turkey and Reading will do the same in the Barclays Premier League.

Chief Executive Nigel Howe said, “We are delighted to have signed this agreement and both clubs see this as a great opportunity. Working together with a club the size of Galatasaray can bring great positives to us at Reading. This is the first time we have entered into such an agreement and to do it with a club the size of Galatasaray is a real coup and we look forward to now bringing it to fruition.”

Director Chris Samuelson said, “Galatasaray are a huge club, not just in Turkey but across the world. For example the Turkish community in London is substantial, and of course we have our own links to Turkey already with Jem Karacan doing so well for us from our Academy. There are many aspects to this, the exchange of information at youth and first team levels, the possibility of friendly games, the list goes on. We are in the early stages right now but these are exciting times for both clubs.”