Ukraine has also emotional pressure towards game against Turkey.
Turkish National Team would resume its journey to World Cup 2018 in Russia or more precise to keep this journey to come into reality with qualifier game against Ukraine which certainly would also like to be included at World Cup for various reasons.
This game is also new beginning for Turkish head coach Mircea Lucescu against the country which he is very familiar with due of his long period stay with Shakhtar Donetsk and certainly knows high number of the players. In fact, this game is been more awaited in Ukraine rather than in Turkey just for this game and Ukrainians does look forward at worst to provide top football against Lucescu side. Also Mircea Lucescu moving to Zenit, Russian club, could raise some excitement in country. Advantage of Turkey to some extend for the game that even through it has strong pressure to win the game to fight for World Cup spot, this Lucescu factor provides Turkish football less pressure. Or possibly not that it has less pressure, but there is no emotionality factor with Turkey. This game is of course with taking account that Ukraine and Turkey is 2 points behind leaders Iceland and Croatia leads for result of this game will unlikely make them closer to get to Russia but would push them further from that aim for team which losses.
The key of the game is certainly for Turkey to stay calm and provide its best football and also listen to suggestion as Lucescu certainly knows more about current Ukrainian side rather than anyone else in Turkish football right now.
Antalyaspor has made transfer deal with William Vainquier.
According to some of reports, it is stated that Antalyaspor has made another big surprise as we approaching end of transfer window as it has loaned Zenit player William Vainquier and once again able to transfer player, if deal would be finalised, from big 3 clubs.
It was reported during this transfer window that Galatasaray had an interest to transfer William Vainquier and even transfer offer has been send but this wasnt done into the agreement at the end. Vainquier has become 2nd player which Antalyaspor managed to transfer from big 3 interests, previous one being surprise transfer of Samir Nasri. Even through Antalyaspor didnt manage so far to turn its transfer into high performance during this season, with this squad its still does have good chances to move themselves into becoming strong squad to fight for Europa League spot at the table at least. William Vainquier as player would certainly person which can provide and help the team to achieve that.
However, again as been stated we keep talking about Antalyaspor able to fight for higher spots as everyone at team also states that but so far performance of the team has been pretty poor. But with time of adaptation things could turn around easily with remembering how last season has been developed for a team.
Besiktas are interested to loan Wolfsburg player Yunus Malli.
One of the interesting transfer rumours today has been possibility of loan of Wolfsburg player Yunus Malli to Besiktas as Turkish player didnt provide much performance at his side during this season.
With Besiktas not being able to provide some number of transfer including Domagoj Vida there was talks that it has closed its transfer window but there is chance that it would be able to get last transfer which would be able to fill space of transfer which were not completed by Yunus Malli. Its needs to be remembered however that this are only rumour and has not been confirmed by any of the names involved at this transfer news. Again if this transfer would happen, Yunus Malli is capable to provide good performance and get adapted to Besikas squad at short time very likely. With transfer window being close to be closed down on 8th September it would become clear soon how serious are those talks are.
Surely, Yunus Malli would be able to make Besiktas stronger for this season and Champions League but in same time it needs to be stated that he is not must-buy/loan player for them in current situation.
Schedule:
FIFA World Cup 2018, European Qualifiers, Group I, 7th week:
19:00 Finland - Iceland
21:45 Ukraine - Turkey
21:45 Croatia - Kosovo
In other news:
- Galatasaray: Standard Liege has loaned our player Pedro Cavanda for 1 year with 500,000 euro loan fee. It has option to purchase him as 2,400,000 euro.
- Qarabakh has loaned Trabzonspor player Ramil Sheidaev.
- Slavia Prague has loaned Bursaspor player Tomas Necid for 1 year.
- Fenerbahce player Fernandao is expected to be fully recovered from injury after national team break.
- Turkish National Team head coach Mircea Lucescu: Beauty of football is to discuss it and make it talking point. VAR will spoil that. Providing more foreign limit in Turkey has brought its problems to TFF and national team.
- Besiktas has declined Crystal Palace offer of 13,600 euro for Cenk Tosun as it has offered to pay with 6 month installment.
- Wolfsburg has set transfer fee of its player Zlatko Junuzovic as 6 million euro from Trabzonspor.
- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Palmeiras player Dudu and Everton player Niasse.
- Galatasaray are interested to loan Watford player Nordin Amrabat.
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