The Turkish club's president had no doubt when insisting on his lack of interest in signing Leo Messi. "Even if Messi wanted to play for Altinordu without pay, I would definitely reject him", he expressed on the Turkish side's official website.

Mehmet Seyit Ozkan also expressed his pride for the club's youth system: "I believe in our young Turkish players. I am giving them an opportunity", he said.

Altinordu's first team squad currently holds an average age of 21, with no foreign players on the side. The club's chairman assured: "Our objective is to be in the Turkish Super League and competing in Europe by 2023, the year of our centennial"