Turkish football club Gulspor have sold
18 youth players and bought 10 goats in a bid to earn ‘extra money from milk
sales’ which will be used to serve the club’s priority needs, RT reports.
The team’s president Kenan Buyuklebleb
said the step to buy goats was dictated by a lack of available finance as
there is no essential governmental or sponsorship investment for Turkish youth
teams performing in lower leagues.
“We must have a constant income,”
Buyuklebleb
told CNN Turkey. “Funds are overloaded because there is no government or
corporate group support for our clubs. We need to get more investment for the
kids (competing for the club).”
The club earned 15,000 Turkish lira
(almost $2,600) after selling 18 youth players and plans to have around 5,000
lira ($863) profit from milk sales to cover the club’s expenses.
“We got 10 goats. It will be a
source of income for the youngsters,” Buyuklebleb said, adding that he acted
in the interests of the team. “We think that breeding goats is profitable.
We have bought them to raise better young players.”
“We expect to have 4,000-5,000
lira profit. At the same time, the number of goats will increase. At the end of
six years, we are planning to have 140 goats for the club,” he added.
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