Burak Yilmaz is not a household name. At all. But in this season’s
Champions League, the Turkish striker is on fire. He has more Champions League
goals to his name than Lionel Messi (7) and the same amount as
Cristiano Ronaldo (8). His goals are below:
Incredibly, Yilmaz joined Galatasaray in the summer for just over £4.25
million from Trabzonspor. According to transfermarkt.co.uk,
Messi and Ronaldo have market values of £105 million and £88 million respectively.
That makes Messi worth almost 25 times the value of Yilmaz.
With players such as Didier Drogba, Wesley Sneijder and Emmanuel Eboue, Yilmaz has been the unlikely stand-out performer for
Galatasaray. He has 16 goals in 19 starts in the Turkish Super Lig this season
and he also scored 33 goals in 34 games last year for Trabzonspor. Critics may
argue that the Turkish Super Lig is a weak league; UEFA only consider it the 12th
best league in Europe.
But, if he keeps his very impressive scoring rate up, Galatasaray
will find it tough to prise Europe’s elite away from their striker. Galatasaray face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals in April, giving Yilmaz a perfect platform to increase his rapidly growing reputation.
By Kelvin
Jones
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