Jonjo Shelvey, whose career includes clubs such as Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and who plays for Çaykur Rizespor and Eyüpspor in the Super League, talked about the difficulties he experienced, his time in Türkiye and how he became addicted to sleeping pills, a common but rarely addressed problem in the football world. Shelvey, who talked about the Eyüpspor period in the broadcast he participated in, said that Arda Turan was a complete madman.
Here are the highlights from the English football player’s statements:
‘ARDA TURAN IS THE MANIAC YOU KNOW’
”I am the coach of Eyüpspor Arda Turan was crazy. The maniac you know. I would walk into his office and he would say, ‘John, I love you, I love you.’ ‘Is there whiskey for me?’ he would say. Because you’re addicted to whiskeyIt was working. There feet on the table…post-workout cigars and whiskey. Madness. b in englandsuch a well himy eyesightwe know Mother dhonest eventum, I went there actually “I went because they gave me a very good contract.”
“He played in Türkiyesleep when I sleepthreeI had become addicted to it. I’m telling this here for the first time. T18 months to TurkeyI went to the shelter and lived alone, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Home from trainingsleeping pills to pass the time after bedI became addicted to it. ‘What do I do now?’ d sayüşI was getting famous. to a MuslimI was in a busy city. Only There are three restaurantsi. time latethree or four sleeping pills to drink“I took it and loved it until training in the morning.”
‘I ALMOST STARTED ALCOHOL’
”Home at one o’clock, one o’clockI was returning at three o’clock. I was eating a little and it was my last meal of the day.It was happening. Later three or four sleeping pillsI would take it and wake up around 12 midnight, throw three or four moreI was thinking. next daywake up for trainingI was thinking. Then I moved to Istanbul. It was a more lively city, but still so lonelyI was angry. I almost started drinking alcohol butIt was a bad ideadüşdrowsiness and sleeping pills“I continued my work.”
”This situation kidsIt ruined my relationship with my husband. I couldn’t be with them. It was a very difficult timei. Field ireally in chinaI was having fun, but off the field… It was very bad.”
‘THEY OFFERED TO GIVE THE MONEY IN CASH’
“in Eyüpspor 4 is fineI couldn’t get a job. TIt’s like this in Turkey things happen… Then make the payment in two partsThey said, “um.” first parteaThey tried to give me cash, but it was 4 months late. ‘How can we take this much money in cash and send it to England?‘Shall I sing?’ I said. After the second payment timeHe came, he didn’t come. I texted the guy in charge: ‘‘When is the payment?’ ‘Next week,’ he said. Ok. Came next week, still no payment. “Another excuse.”
”At last he said, ‘Whatever you owe me,Give me your heat, I’m coming to EnglandI recommend. VerballyI said, ‘Let’s terminate the agreement.’ Because away from my familyI’m doing business, but you don’t give me money you don’t pay. This is a contract. Understand at terminationwe went. Around the end of November/early DecemberI was ahead. Christmas eshim and I spent it with the children. pillsI left.”
QUESTION: “Is it normal not to pay salaries for 4 months in Türkiye?”
“They do it to foreigners. They pay local players because their salaries are lower. They do all kinds of tricks to foreigners to avoid paying. I talked to Wilfried Zaha; he was in Galatasaray at that time. He had not been paid for 3 months. He was earning much more than I was earning.”
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