AI video showing Fatih Terim not taking Vedat Muriqi to Turkey goes viral, Turkish analyst says: “Vedat was close to joining the Turkish national team.”
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express newspaper
2026/03/30 18:05
Renowned A Spor analyst and commentator Khaldun Domachi revealed that Vedat Muriqi was once close to joining the Turkish national team.
He said the Kosovo international striker was previously close to playing in Türkiye.
“Vedat Muriqi really wanted to play for our national team. The coach at the time was Fatih Terim. Most of the paperwork was completed when he was at Giresunspor, but it didn’t happen because of some small details,” said Domak.
However, the Turkish national team coach at the time, Fatih Terim, is said to have “blocked” this move.
In an interesting viral video generated by artificial intelligence, Fatih Terim is seen pushing Muriqi away from the Turkish camp and shouting at him. From some unofficial reports
However, Vedati “chose” for the Kosovo national team after playing for some time with Albania’s U21 team.
In the Dardanyan national team, Muriqui made his debut in 2016 at the behest of former coach Albert Boonjaki.
Since then, the 31-year-old has scored 32 goals in 67 appearances for the Kosovo national team.
Muriqi and the Kosovo national team will return to action tomorrow, Tuesday (March 31), with the possibility of realizing their long-held dream of qualifying for the World Cup.
Kosovo will host Turkey at Fadil Vokri Stadium in a match that will be played as part of the final ‘play-offs’ of the 2026 World Cup to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The winner of this match will participate in the World Cup final tournament./Express Newspaper/
