What happened in Turkish football today? 29.03.2017

Fenerbahce CEO Aziz Yildirim had talk with Emre Mor manager Muzzi Ozcan.

Possibility of Emre Mor to be loaned to the Turkish club for 1 season has become even more possible as there are rumours that Fenerbahce administrator Hasan Cetinkaya and CEO Aziz Yildirim have had negotiations with Borussia Dortmund player manager Muzzi Ozcan.

As always, it will be hard to know on what topics this meeting were discussing has been and its not clear if it was about  directly about loaning him for future period or regarding of other plans between Fenerbahce and Muzzi Ozcan but media circulating of news that Mor can join Fenerbahce for one season next year has made this meeting into one of most discussed topic at sports media. As been stated before at our blog, Borussia Dortmund as team and Emre Mor himself could consider for him to get an experience with Turkish clubs especially if its big 3 teams and recieve lots of development as a player at the Turkish football environment. Stating that he needs to learn lots as a player and being at the right environment will help him, such as being at Borussia Dortmund.

Fenerbahce talking with his manager does show that their one step ahead compare to other clubs but again how was that meeting concluded is not known and that factor is most crucial if Mor will join Istanbul club or not.

Sunderland doesnt plan to sell Jeremain Lens for less than 18 million euro.

Future of the Sunderland player Jeremain Lens, which is currently loaned to Fenerbahce, at Istanbul is questionable as English club is certain of wanting to sell him for 18 million euro as it aims to recieve some cash due of being at poor economical situation.

Fact, that Sunderland wants to sell him for high price is certainly bad news for Fenerbahce due of limitation it has due of Financial Fair-play. Another factor which is not good for Fenerbahce, that it plan to loan him for another season is not working as Sunderland is only plans to sell him for good cash. For instance, it has also declined to make an agreement with Besiktas which has offered  Tolgay Arslan in return of Lens.Therefore, with Sunderland demand right now it does look like the chances for Lens to stay in Turkey are getting low but again both clubs, especially Fenerbahce, would look for alternative ways to solve this issue as there is time for transfer window and hence some changes of this story could happen and could end with good news for Fenerbahce.

Fenerbahce most strong argument has been factor that Jeremain Lens is happy and does want to stay at club and hence this factor would play an important role when Fenerbahce will try to sign him from Sunderland.

Roma are interested with Besiktas player Oguzhan Ozyakup.

There are reports that Roma are interested to transfer Besiktas player Oguzhan Ozyakup during summer transfer window, as it aims to reduce its average age at the team. Roma plans to offer 12 million euro.

Oguzhan Ozyakup with his recent performance at the Besiktas both domestically and at the European football has certainly managed to turn some eyes around European clubs and certainly among them being Roma. Even through there is reported to be other key names at same position, Italian team does consider him as strong candidate. Stating that it would be expected that Besiktas, if this rumour is true, could consider 12 million euro as to low as it tend to provide high prices to players which it wants to keep at team in logic of at least we make some cash to find even better replacement, the way actually clubs should be run in fact. This story does expect to get some other turns and we see where Ozyakup will be in September.

Roma aim to reduce its average age with quality players does in fact put Ozyakup among favourites to join team but its important how transfer politics would be done.

In other news:

- SuperLeague 26th week game between Osmanlispor-Gaziantepspor has been moved from 13:00 to 16:30 on 2nd April

- - Bursaspor has transferred Feyenoord player Ozan Cem Kokcu for 4 years

- Besiktas: Our player Caner Erkin is expected to recover from injury and return to training in 2-3 days.

- Besiktas has made sponsorship deal with Hardline.

- Barcelona player Arda Turan will not be able to play for 3 weeks due of injury.

- Galatasaray supervisory board member Metin Aslan has resigned from his position.

- Galatasaray ex-player and member Tanju Colak membership has been taken away as he didnt pay for 6 years for membership.

- Besiktas CEO Fikret Orman: We are not affected much with current limit. Its important to purchase players with character.There is limit for foreign players but not Turkish. Teams can have entirely Turkish players squad.

- -Antalyaspor head coach Riza Calimbay: We have big aims for rest of the seasons. There is 9 games and we aim to win them.Transfers will be discussed later with team, some names would be brought.
- Antalyaspor player Samuel Etoo: I am really happy in Antalya right now. We dont know what will happen in 4-5 months though.

- Konyaspor head coach Aykut Kocaman is reported to be unhappy for Turkish National Team head coach Fatih Terim not selecting team player OmerAliSahiner to the squad.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Genk player Ruslan Malinovsky.


-  Palmeiras football director Alexandre Mattos: We not thinking to sell Dudu.We could sell for specific transfer fee, Besiktas wont have that much money.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Manchester City player Samir Nasri.

- Fenerbahce are interested to loan Sevilla player Yevhen Konoplyanka for 1 year.

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Besiktas player Gokhan Tore.

- Marsilya are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Simon Kjaer.

- Besiktas has set transfer fee of its player Cenk Tosun as 20 million euro.