Deniz Ofli and a neighbour's wake-up call

"I'm more of a Bundesliga guy and watch a lot of games, not just Bayern. But when there are interesting matches on, I also regularly follow the Premier League and Serie A. I'm particularly fond of the Italian league because there are a lot of Turkish players there, such as Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Kenan Yildiz. I follow his career with particular interest."

"You used to play for Germany, now you play for Türkiye. How did you come to that decision? I played for Germany until the U16s. However, Türkiye always made a big effort to get me, invited me and showed me a lot of trust and appreciation. That's why, and because of the prospects they showed me, I decided to play for Türkiye now. So far, it's going really well and I feel very"

Deniz Ofli has joined the Bayern reserves at a training camp in San Diego and has worked with the second team since the start of the year. He is preparing to play the second half of the season at adult level and has already made his senior debut in a friendly. He attended an ice hockey event and met Anaheim Ducks players. He watches mainly Bundesliga and follows Premier League and Serie A, admires Turkish players like Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Kenan Yildiz, and switched from Germany youth teams to represent Türkiye after being actively recruited.

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