What happened in Turkish football today? 29/06/2018

Dinamo Kiev has signed Denys Boyko for 5 years.

Dinamo Kiev has made 5-year contract deal with Besiktas player Denys Boyko who was playing last half season as loan player at the Ukrainian side and has allowed Besiktas to get rid of one of its unwanted players this summer.

In fact, this news has been good development for all bodies involved as Boyko has managed to show better performance in Ukrainian league compare to Besiktas and taking account that he wanted to get regular performance he would be looking forward to stay in Kiev side. Taking account that also Ukrainian club being happy with his performance it would be kept happy with such a deal. Denys Boyko did show that he is quality player with his performance during Europa League when Dnipro ended at 2nd place which led strong interest from Besiktas but he didnt manage to show great performance in Super League likely due of not being adapted to the league. Now he would be able to play at the team and league which is more suitable and comfortable for him for sure.

Denys Boyko was coming to Turkey with high expectations but didnt manage to fulfill them which was main reason why later team has brought Fabri and his leaving team has been inevitable.

Senol Gunes states that Alvaro Negredo would not stay at the team for next season.

Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes meanwhile during pre-season training camp has announced that it is certain that Alvaro Negredo would be leaving team during this summer transfer window
Senol Gunes even through did state that he is quality player, he didnt manage to show high level performance at his side and hence his staying at the club would be providing only damage. It is reported also that Negredo who at first wanted to stay at the club, now has been convinced from club to also look for club as he would not get maximum amount of time and hence would also do damage to his career. Hence it has become clear that for better future as a player for Negredo has been an option to leave team and it is expected that new club of Negredo would be announced in upcoming days. Now team just needs to focus to make Negredo leave without much argument with each other and make it in manner so both sides would be satisfied with a deal.

For now it does look that Negredo would very likely to move at team outside of Europe but time would show how this story would be completed.

Yerry Mina doesnt consider any club for next season apart Barcelona.

Even through their are reports that Fenerbahce has made a deal with Barcelona regarding of loaning their player Yerry Mina, Mina who stays at the Russia due of World Cup right now keep stating that his intentions is to be at Barcelona.

Colombian player who is having very good World Cup including bringing crucial goal against Senegal yesterday which led team to end group as leaders has been provided lots of the excitement for Fenerbahce fans. However, how would this transfer develop seems to be unclear that their are reports that club has made deal with Spanish giants but player is pretty sure that he would stay at Barcelona and doesnt even consider to leave club. Taking this account this would be played an important role with attitute from Barcelona due of also good performance as it could change mind to sell Mina or raise transfer fee which would only provide issue for Fenerbahce as among that their is high expectation that player would recieve another offers after World Cup 2018 as he is having great tournament.

As always, our blog would follow how this story would develop and if Mina would join Fenerbahce this summer.

In other news:

- Galatasaray has extended its contract with Ryan Donk for 1+1 years with 1,895,000 euro salary. Contract would be extended automatically after 21 games at Super League

- Fenerbahce has decided to raise club capital from 70,700,000 TL to 98,980,000

- Besiktas has announced its pre-season friendly games as following: Siofok(7/08), Gyirmot FC Gyor(08/08), Shakhtar Donetsk(12/08), CSKA Moscow(15/08), Reading(17/08), Krasnodar(20/08)

- UEFA CEO Aleksandr Ceferin: Our deal with Galatasaray regarding FFP carries on same way. Their has no been request to change or update it.

- Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes has stated that Alvaro Negredo will not be at team for next season

- PSVEindhoven has announced that it would be playing pre-season friendly game against Galatasaray on 14th July in Switzealand

- Besiktas players Alvaro Negredo, Veli Kavlak and Gokhan Gonul have went through medical checkup

- Fenerbahce considers to extend contract with its player Volkan Demirel for 1 year

- Feyenoord has announced that it would be playing pre-season friendly game against Fenerbahce on 21st July in Istanbul

- Besiktas has appointed Guti Hernandez as club's new assistant coach

- Besiktas player Alvaro Negredo didnt attend to today's training session

- Kayserispor had its 1st pre-season training session prior to next season.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Manchester United player Tosin Kehinde

- Lille has offered 3.5 million euro for Bursaspor player William Ekong

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Brentford player Florian Josefson

- Bursaspor players Okan Kucuk, Alper Ademoglu, Ramazan Kesin, Berat Ustabasi and Muhammed Emin Sarikaya has went through medical checkup

- Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes has informed to club administration that Domadoj Vida should not be sold during this summer transfer window

- Besiktas CEO Fikret Orman: We would be waiting until last day of transfers and this is right thing to do. We have strong and alternative side arleady I dont think we would have problems

- Galatasaray has offered loan fee of 3 million euro for Milan player Nikola Kalinic but club has declined it

- Besiktas would sign extension contract of 1+1 year contract for Atiba Hutchinson with 750,000 euro salary after successful medical checkup

What happened in Turkish football today? 28/06/2018

Galatasaray has transferred Akhisarspor player Mugdat Celik.

Galatasaray has announced its 1st transfer during this transfer window as it has managed to transfer Akhisarspor player Mugdat Celik who has shown high level performance at his club during last season and played an important role for Turkish Cup title.

As it was stated several times during this summer transfer window period all of the clubs due of financial situation need to focus into low-value transfers or loans but still needs to provide quality transfers. One of the ways to achieve that is to focus into Turkish players who would cost less to the club compare to foreign players. Mugdat Celik with his performance at Akhisarspor are among those players who would be able to raise quality of Galatasaray into one step ahead as long as he got adaptation to the top team level. With also making transfer at the time when pre-season training camp would start will affect  positively to the side. Another plus side of Turkish players is that their used to the level of performance and adaptation level to the league at least would be done in minumum level. There are big expectations towards Celik at the club for sure.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray could have transfers in similar manner during this summer mainly focussing to the local players in similar manner as other clubs in league.

Goztepe has transferred player while he was playing at World Cup game.

Goztepe has announced its transfer of Alanyaspor player Lasime Gassama during World Cup game between Colombia and Senegal where player has been competing and has made one of the most eye-catching transfers of this summer so far.

This transfer has been in fact being announced in an interesting manner as it was during when player was playing game in Russia which could be possibly be only transfer announcement in this matter during this summer. Gassama did show some good performance meanwhile last season in Alanyaspor and carries on this high level performance during World Cup and hence would be joining Goztepe at the great form and has also got player before possibility of some clubs around Europe to recieve interest as club get into play-off stage of the tournament. Gassama would be expected to show great adaptation to the team and could play an important role of Goztepe high aims during next season as it aims to improve last season performance or at least to show similar results.

Goztepe did in fact get a great transfer in their perspective which would be able to improve team for next season.

Jack Wilshire has made transfer deal with Fenerbahce.

Fenerbahce are preparing to make one of the biggest transfers during this summer transfer window as their are reports that Arsenal player Jack Wilshire has arrived to Istanbul to have one-on-one transfer negotiations.

In fact, there are reports that both sides has made transfer deal and Wilshire is looking forward to move to Fenerbahce which could b one of the few transfers which happened from England towards Turkey unless their would be last minute changes. Fenerbahce with being careful at economical conditions of the side would still be aiming to make quality transfers with mainly focussing into loan and there is possibility that player would be loan even through Wilshire contract does end with Arsenal on 30th June so it can be even be normal transfer. If Fenerbahce does manage to make transfer deal with Jack Wilshire than it would also send strong message that it would be making even more transfers during this summer transfer window which would provide lots of the focus as team going through new beginning with its new CEO Ali Koc. Jack Wilshire would of course need time to get used to league but as player he would be aiming to show his best performance both at the league and Champions League in upcoming season.

No doubt such a  transfer would be among most talked during this summer transfer window and club would have an important purchase this summer.

In other news:

- Alanyaspor has extended contracts with its player Taha Yalciner and Ufuk Ceylan until 2020.

- Alanyaspor has transferred Djalmo Campos and Wanderson Baiono for 2 years

- Alanyaspor head coach Mesut Bakkal: Players who are currently at World Cup and players who got permission such as Emre Akbaba, Junior Fernandes, Isaac Sackey and Georgios Tzavellas are expected to join training session on 4-5 July to training camp.

- Kayserispor has terminated contract with its player Erkan Kas

- Galatasaray had started its pre-season training camp with Lionel Carole also joining training

- Fenerbahce has started its pre-season training camp.

- Trabzonspor administrator Ertuglul Dogan has stated that club has paid all of salaries to its players

- Trabzonspor allowed its player Ramil Sheidayev to have transfer negotiations with other clubs

- Inter Milan are interested to transfer Kasimpasa player Trezeguet

- Konyaspor has transferred Trabzonspor player Ugur Demirok

- Galatasaray has transferred Akhisarspor player Mugdat Celik for 1+1 years with 2,000,000 TL salary

- Goztepe has transferred Alanyaspor player Lamine Gassama for 3 years.

- Kayserispor CEO Erol Bedir: We have talked to Mensah and he wants to pay for us, but his transfer fee is too high. We talking about 7-8 million euro fee from Atletico Madrid

- Rizespor administrator Hasan Yavuz Bingol states that club is not interested to transfer Besiktas player Vagner Love

- Besiktas player Denys Boyko manager Vadim Shabiliy has stated that Dinamo Kiev didnt yet transfer player but negotiations continues

- Flamengo has offered 4 million euro to Besiktas player Ryan Babel

- Fenerbahce has made deal to loan Barcelona player Yerry Mina

- CSKAMoscow has offered 7 million euro for Fenerbahce player Roman Neustadtner

- Trabzonspor didnt make transfer deal with Yeni Malatyaspor player Sadik Ciftpinar due of disagreement of transfer fee

- Lugano, Switzealand mayorship has declined Galatasaray to have pre-season training camp from 7th July due of poor conditions of football facilities but stated later in summer their can have camp in city.

- Besiktas has made deal with its player Alvaro Negredo for ending contract

- Kasimpasa administrator Nursal Bilgin: Transfers are going well for us. Our aim is to transfer around 3-5 players and keep last season squad intact.We also work with our youth players. We aim to end transfers next month. Trezeguet is happy at our team and doesnt want to leave

- Ankaragucu are interested to transfer Hammarsby player Erkan Zengin

- Besiktas player Vagner Love wants to terminate contract with his team

- Fenerbahce head coach Phillip Cocu doesnt plan to use its player Mathieu Valbuena during next season

- Bursaspor are interested to transfer Besiktas player Vagner Love and Trabzonspor player Olcay Sahan

What happened in Turkish football today? 27/06/2018

Phillip Cocu has signed 3-year contract with Fenerbahce.

Fenerbahce has officially signed its new head coach Phillip Cocu for 3 years contract aiming hence to provide new start for the club focussing into much more attacking game even through it needs to be noted that Cocu is also known with giving to defence and midfielding football.

Fenerbahce has went into new beginning as the club with Ali Koc becoming club's new CEO and has brought some crucial changes to the team with one of them bringing Phillip Cocu as club's new head coach. With signing contract with a team, Cocu would be attending to 1st training session with his new club as Fenerbahce would start its pre-season training camp. Phillip Cocu is known to provide strong and strict training tactics which most of the Turkish players have not been used to and might have some difficulty at getting adapted to in beginning. As with all of the cases Cocu needs to recieve patience from supporters but with having more than month until start of the season and until 3rd qualifying round to Champions League would give him opportunity for sure to get used to players and vice versa. Cocu as coach is used to win titles back in Eredivisie and would aim to carry on this performance at his new club.

Fenerbahce would be aiming for having title in upcoming season and also good performance at Champions League and time would show if Cocu achieves that.

Trabzonspor aims to punish Jose Sosa, Esteban and Rodallega for not attending training session yesterday.

Trabzonspor are among clubs at the Super League which has started season early this year as it had 1st training session yesterday but it was mainly focussed of factor that Jose Sosa, Esteban and Hugo Rodallega didnt attend to training session.

Those players didnt attend to the training session without informing club's techical staff and administrators which means that club aims to provide fine for this action after going through study of this incident and making decision on how those players should be punished. With season preparation only starting it would be not good sign for undisciplined actions to be done in that early stage and hence club would need to find solutions. It also need to be mentioned that their are transfer rumour going out regarding those players which could be seen that players has set on their mind that their would not be in those clubs and possibly also currently having transfer negotiations. Still this action is unethical and would keep technical staff and administrators unhappy for such behaviour. It is expected that players would be punished accordingly in upcoming days.

As in previous season their are many clubs who have high aims for next season and hence its crucial for them to have good pre-season training camp to start season in good way and thats what all clubs aiming for.

Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Luciano Narsingh

One of the main transfer interests of Fenerbahce during this summer transfer window is Swansea City player Luciano Narsingh who has great history with Phillip Cocu during PSV Eindhoven and great understanding between each other.

With Phillip Cocu winning titles at PSV, Luciano Narsingh has played an important role for those to take place with high numbers of goals and assists. With taking this into account it would be quite natural to observe that both sides would be looking forward to work with each other once again as both are knowing each other pretty well. In season before similar understanding could be seen with Dick Advocaat and Jeremain Lens for instance and this understanding with player and coach has been crucial. In fact, with players getting used to Cocu style in beginning it would be even case that Narsingh would be playing an important role at this transition period at the club and help other team players to get used to this new system. It is known that transfer negotiations are taking place right now with Fenerbahce putting Narsingh as priority.

Time would show how transfer would be completed but it does look for now that Fenerbahce are close to make this transfer into reality in close time.

In other news:

- NationsLeague Group B 1st week game between Russian National Team and Turkish National Team will take place in Sochi on 7th September at 19:00. 2nd week game against Swedish National Team will be played at Solna on 10th September at 21:45

- Erzurumspor has transferred Goztepe player Leo for 2+1 years.

- Ankaragucu has transferred Bursaspor player Ricardo Faty

- Rizespor has extended contract with its player Cihan Topaloglu for 1 year

- Besiktas has transferred Eskisehirspor player Dorukhan Tokoz for 3 years and Bayer Leverkusen player Guven Yalcin for 4 years

- Bursaspor head coach Samet Aybaba: We have very good team with quality young players. We had poor seasons last 2 years, we had left it in behind and will be more exciting next season. We are aiming to transfer 4-5 quality players after World Cup

- Galatasaray has made transfer deal with Inter Milan player Yuto Nagatomo for 3 years

- Goztepe has terminated contract with its player Omer Sismanoglu


- Galatasaray would travel to Zurich, Switzealand on 7th-16th July for pre-season training camp.

- Besiktas players Matej Mitrovic, Jeremain Lens, Tolga Zengin, Cyle Larin, Vagner Love and Fabri has went through medical checkup

- Bursaspor players Jires Kembo, Delarge, Josua John, Tomas Necid, Sercan Yildirim, Boban Jovic and Vieux Sane

- Trabzonspor players Onur Kivrak, Mustafa Akbas, Kamil Ahmet Corekci, Batuhan Artarslan, Abdulkadir Pamuk, Olcay Sahan, Muhammet Besir and Abdulkadir Omur had gone through medical checkup

- Galatasaray: Our club has started transfer negotiations with Akhisarspor player Mujdat Celik and also talks for extension of contract with Ryan Donk

- Goztepe had its 1st pre-season training session

- Rizespor had its 1st pre-season training session

- Rizespor are interested to transfer Konyaspor player Eren Albayrak

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Monaco player Kamil Glik

- Besiktas has made deal of 3.2 million euro salary with Bas Dost but didnt make deal with value of signature money at contract.

- Porto has set transfer fee of its player Vincent Aboubakar as 17 million euro and doesnt plan to loan player to Besiktas

- Liverpool has set transfer fee as 17 million euro for its player Daniel Sturrigde which led Fenerbahce to end transfer negotiations.

- Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes has informed club's administrator that Pepe should not be sold

- Fenerbahce player Volkan Demirel has agreed to reduce his salary from 2.5 million euro to 500,000 euro

- Galatasaray are interested to loan Real Madrid player Paul de Tomas, Roma player Rezan Corlu, Manchester City player Phil Foden

- ErkanZengin: I would carry on my career in Turkey from now on. I recieved offers from 4 clubs, I can make deal with any of those clubs at any moment

- SportingLisbon are interested to transfer Trabzonspor player Burak Yilmaz

- Club Atletico Colon are interested to transfer Trabzonspor player Jose Sosa

What happened in Turkish football today? 26/06/2018

Besiktas has transferred Dorukhan Tokoz for 3 years. 

Besiktas has made transfer deal with Eskisehirspor player Dorukhan Tokoz for 3 years and player who has high expectations for next season and has joined to today training session fo team.

Club has transferred him in its aim to reduce its average age of players and focus into quality younger players around Turkey seeing good potential from Tokoz as he has been selected to youth national team sides and does have good chance to be playing for main Turkish national squad for future. Taking account of how Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes works with younger players and help them to develop it would be certainly be good news for Tokoz himself as he would be able to fulfill expectations people have towards him. It is expected that player would recieve lots of playing time in upcoming season as he was among played games at his previous club Eskisehirspor where he also shown great development as player and hence would be coming into good condition. There is high expectations therefore to him from Besiktas next season and could become player to look.

Of course, how prepared he is to team would become clear during pre-season camp and also Europa League 2nd qualifying round if he got chance to play games

UEFA has went to revise FFP decision given to Galatasaray

UEFA has announced that it would be going through revision of FFP deal which it has made with Galatasaray due of the factor that AC Milan with same circumstances has recieved 1-year ban and hence has complained for deal UEFA made with Galatasaray.

Even through Galatasaray CEO Mustafa Cengiz and administration states that this is routine decisions and nothing to worry about there is risk that UEFA could change following decision could change towards 1-year ban. Stating that the chances are still low for deal between sides to be changed and very likely to stay same and it only to check details which has been made between sides and to make sure its all done at fairly matter. Taking account that UEFA was going through this issue for long time it is very unlikely that it could have made wrong and unfair decision and mainly this revision would be done to make it clear to all bodies that Galatasaray has recieved fines and no ban at fair manner and hence will not run any risks for providing unneded favour towards Istanbul club. It is announced that time when would be recieved is unclear but expects to be done until season starts.

It does look like no change would be done with previous UEFA decision towards Galatasaray but their are risk for unpleasant surprise still.

Besiktas has loaned Vincent Aboubakar for 1 year.

Besiktas are reported to make deal with Porto regarding of loaning once again its player Vincent Aboubakar and right now need only to solve transfer fee of signing player after that period.

Besiktas is reported to offer 12 million euro for this clause but Porto has no intentions for transfer fee to be set as 15 million euro. According to reports this is misunderstanding is expected to be solved at short notice and Vincent Aboubakar is expected to be joining training camp of the team at shorter notice, as camp starts today due of the factor that it would start season earliest in Turkey due of Europa League 2nd qualifying round games. It is reported that all bodies including Aboubakar are happy for this development to take place and he would be expected to provide top level performance once again as he did on previous season especially during 2nd half and has played an important role for league title which club got in that season. As been stated only issue left is clause of signing him after 1-year loan which expects to be solved.

With being used to the team and also league, Aboubakar would not have problems with getting adapted to the league as he did last time and is expected to show high level performance.

In other news:

- Ankaragucu has transferred Manisaspor player Alper Onal for 5 years.

- Galatasaray head coach Fatih Terim has decided to move pre-season training camp start from 1st July to 1 week later

- Bursaspor has cancelled pre-season training camp in Austria due of request from head coach Samet Aybaba

- Besiktas players Tolgay Arslan, Caner Erkin, Orkan Cinar, Ersin Destanoglu, Alper Celebi and trainers Seref Cicek and Miguel Montanana has went through medical checkup

- Denizlispor has transferred Konyaspor player Seddar Karaman for 1 year

- Besiktas player Dorukhan Tokoz has trained for 1st time with his new club

- Besiktas had its 1st training session for 2018-19 season

- Arsenal are close to transfer Freiburg player Caglar Soyuncu

- Konyaspor would start its pre-season training camp on 1st July. It would have its 1st camp in Bolu between 3rd-16th July and would travel afterwards to Arnheim, Holland between 20th July- 1st August.

- Kasimpasa administrator had stated that setting release clause as 5 million euro for Trezeguet has been too low, and it should been at least 10 million euro

- Milan has send complaint of Galatasaray towards UEFA which has led organisation to go revision of FFP deal.

- Erzurumspor are interested to transfer Guimaraes player Heldon

- Goztepe are interested to transfer Roma player Leandro Castan

- Kayserispor CEO Erol Bedir: Its important that whole club has set same target for a season. Our target is top spots. This season we would have bonus to play if we get to top 5

- Galatasaray are expected to include its youth players Batuhan Sen, Boran Gungor, Ismail Sen, Ozan Kapak, Ali Ulgun, Recep Gul, Gokay Guney, Baris Zeren and Celil Yuksel to pre-season training camp

- Galatasaray assistant coach Tugberk Tanrivermis has resigned from his post.

- Besiktas has transferred Eskisehirspor player Dorukhan Tokoz for 3 years

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Tottenham Hotspur player Vincent Janssen

- StandardLiege has made 3-4 year transfer deal with Galatasaray player Luis Cavanda

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Roma player Leandro Castan, Lazio player Danilo Cataldi, Juventus player Marko Pjaca, Lazio player Ricardo Kishna, Roma player Umar Sadiq

- Alanyaspor has made transfer deal with Sydney FC player Bobo

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Guingamp player Clement Grenier

- Galatasaray aims to reduce salary of Selcuk Inan from 3 million euro to 1,75 million euro and Fernando Muslera from 3,575,000 euro to 3 million euro

What happened in Turkish football today? 25/06/2018

Galatasaray has made transfer deal with Inter Milan for Yuto Nagatomo.

It became clear that Galatasaray has made transfer deal with Inter Milan regarding of Yuto Nagatomo for 3 million euro and expected to announce it officially during this week.

Since last season has been ended with league title, one of the main priorities during summer transfer window for Galatasaray was to purchase Yuto Nagatomo who was loaned during 2nd half of the season. With being adapted straight away to league, and apart of 1st game at the league has shown very good performance and has played an important role for league title, the team has taken him into priority. Taking account that Nagatomo has been satisfied at the team it wasnt hard to make transfer deal between sides. It needs also noted that Nagatomo is showing currently an impressive performance which would keep team especially happy as at first it has managed to purchase him prior to other clubs showing interest and also would be able to perform good game as he joins team for next season as it has strong aims both domestically and at Champions League. Big role without doubt has played negotiations from Galatasaray administrator Abdurrahim Albayrak.

Right now the focus would be on day when announcement of transfer would be made and it would become clear in what deals did sides make for contract.

Besiktas would have one-on-one transfer negotiations for Swansea City player Wilfred Bony.

Besiktas carries on its tranfer negotiations with Swansea City player Wilfred Bony and are reported to be close to make final deal between sides as Besiktas CEO Fikret Orman would have one-on-one transfer negotiations in England.

It was known an interest towards Swansea City towards player for long time right now and hence it is normal for FIkret Orman if rumours are true to travel to England to have direct transfer negotiations. According to rumours, club aims to loan him for next season with an option to purchase but it is important how sides would agree and player as there is lack of information. Meanwhile, Besiktas compare to last 2 seasons does have a task at building strong team for league and also Europa League with slightly simpler squad  as it needs to be more economical with the cash during this summer transfer window. Time would show if how its visit to England would end as club also interested to have transfer talks with Arsenal player Wilshire.

Therefore, Besiktas interest to loan Bony is strong one but it is unclear how talks would be completed between sides.

Trabzonspor interested to transfer Galatasaray player Eren Derdiyok

Trabzonspor are reported to be interested to transfer Galatasaray player Eren Derdiyok which without doubt would be seen a great option for both sides as it would be advantegous for both sides due of their own interests.

As it is known Eren Derdiyok are among players which Galatasaray considers to sell during this summer transfer window and reduce cash which is going out for salary meanwhile Eren Derdiyok are among players who are capable to make team even more stronger and fight for higher spots without doubt and it would need to spend likely lots of cash. Hence, this deal does look to be win-win situation as long as both sides and player would make deal which would make everyone happy. If this rumour is true it would not be expected for Derdiyok to create lots of issues for this transfer as chances of him to play lots during next season with Galatasaray are pretty low. Again Trabzonspor still needs to provide good offer for Derdiyok to make him even more likely to join team. For sure, if this deal would be made it would help to Trabzonspor to make more competitive and stronger side with Galatasaray reducing money coming out to salary.

But again this are only rumours and time would show if this deal would be made until end of the summer transfer window.

In other news:

- Trabzonspor has announced pre-season friendly games:
- 15/07: Triglav Kranj
- 17/07: Lokomotiv Zagreb
- 20/07 Spartak Moscow
- Konyaspor player Jens Johnsson has extended contract with his team for 2 years

-  Ankaragucu has extended contract with its player Korcan Celikay for 1 year

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Altay player Atakan Cankaya

- Besiktas considers to sell its player Oguzhan Ozyakup during this summer transfer window

- Monaco are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Josef de Souza

- UEFA Club Financial Control Bureau would go through revision of FFP decision towards Galatasaray once again

- Sivasspor player Ziya Erdal has went through medical check-up for his club

- Ankaragucu are interested to transfer Red Star Belgrade player Mitchell Donald

-  YeniMalatyaspor has transferred Kasimpasa player Ahmet Ildiz for 3 years

- Besiktas has made principal agreement to loan Porto player Vincent Aboubakar for 1 year

- Besiktas players Gokhan Tore, Necip Uysal, Mustafa Pektemek and Utku Yuvakaran has went through medical checkup

- Alanyaspor has made principal agreement with PAOK player Djalma Campos

- Goztepe are interested to transfer Basaksehirspor player Irfan Can Kahveci

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Kasimpasa player Tunay Torun

- BeijingGuoan is expected to provide 7 million euro offer to Besiktas player Alvaro Negredo during upcoming days

- Besiktas player Matej Mitrovic has made transfer deal with Club Brugge, where he was loaned during this season

What happened in Turkish football today? 24/06/2018

Cuneyt Cakir has been appointed to Argentina and Nigeria game.

Turkish referee has been appointed to referee one of the most important games at the World Cup between Argentina and Nigeria at Group C 3rd week game which could decide which team would get to the knockout stage of the tournament.

This appointment of such crucial game without doubt could be seen from FIFA strong trust towards Cuneyt Cakir as it would be expected to be pretty nerve cracking especially taking account poor performance of Argentina and also high tension. Nigeria which meanwhile is seen as weakest team at the group still would be aware of condition of the Argentina and would see as an important opportunity to win this crucial game. With taking this into accounts, Cuneyt Cakir therefore would be expected to have high level tension game between sides and would be needed to be staying fully focussed and be ready for raise of tension. Stating that, Cakir is used to this atmosphere from his refereeing experience in Turkey and should be able to cope it with it well. Its important here especially to stay focus towards game from start to end.

This is without doubt an important test for Cakir to get trust from FIFA to even get appointed to crucial games at the tournament and aim for at least semi-final.

Goztepe are interested to transfer Damien de Silva.

Goztepe are reported to be interested to transfer Caen player Damien de Silva, who only recently had transfer negotiations with Trabzonspor one-on-one but didnt come into agreement which has provided some opportunity to Izmir side from their perspective.

Damien de Silva has arrived to Trabzon to discuss about club and also look at the city at which it would make into final agreement. Even through it is not been stated clearly what was his reason not to make deal, it is believed that issue was due of disagreement with conditions at contract. Goztepe if this rumour is true, would be aiming to provide much better offer to the de Silva and also hope of great city it has with its hospitality as Silva did show that he does pay an important factor to the living conditions. If team would make deal it would be able to become stronger side but again this only rumour and its unclear how serious are Goztepe are interested but Silva as stated did show some interest towards Turkey with Trabzonspor negotiations.

The time would show if this is acutal case between both sides and if deal would be made eventually.

Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Andriy Yarmolenko

One of the interesting transfer rumour coming out today has been rumour that Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Borussia Dortmund player Andriy Yarmolenko.

Ukrainian star player name has been coming out almost at every transfer period in recent periods but never has become into seriousness and hence such rumour would be seen not to serious. But it is certain that player like Yarmolenko would be great addition to the team if it does happen with taking account his attacking style and good adaptation of Ukrainian player to Super League even if their play at mediocre clubs. With taking account that Yarmolenko is not being really 1st choice at German side this option could be an interest towards him but he would be expected to have high salary which could be difficult for Fenerbahce to come into deal. So if there is actual interest than transfer talks will not be easy for Fenerbahce for sure.

But if it would happen and Yarmolenko would get adapted to team and league and fast manner he would be big help for the side.

In other news:

- Fenerbahce administrator Ali Ihsan Karacan has been sacked by club

- Besiktas has made transfer deal with Bayer Leverkusen player Guven Yalcin for 4 years

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Bournemouth player Amir Begovic

- Bursaspor CEO Ali Ay has stated that transfer fee of Aziz Behich is set as 5 million pounds

- Besiktas are having negotiations with Basel to reduce 5.5 million euro transfer fee of Michael Lang

- Besiktas considers to make some revisions with Atiba Hutchinson so it can extend contract with him

- Bursaspor are close to make transfer deal with Anderlecht player Stephane Badji

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Sabri Sarioglu

- Fenerbahce has made transfer deal with Barcelona regarding of Yerry Mina and now would need to make agreement with player

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Hammarby player Sander Svendsen

- Besiktas administrators doesnt seem to agree about future of Alvaro Negredo at the club

What happened in Turkish football today? 23/06/2018

Konyaspor considers to sell its player Volkan Sen

Konyaspor has announced today that it doesnt consider to extend contract with its player Volkan Sen and would look all of the options during this transfer window to sell him as he didnt provide much playing time during past season.

With all teams still going on with important revision of their squads and looking ways to make squad more competitive for next season, it also aims to consider players which it needs to sold both for squad limit and also financially. With taking this account and taking account that Volkan Sen didnt provide much high performance during last season it could be seen reasonable for team to decide to sell him and with good experience of Super League would be expected to recieve some transfer offer from number of mediocre teams at the league. Only problem for a player could be of his lack of discipline and laziness which he seems to be showing in recent period which could provide some worry of not transferring him during this window but Konyaspor is expected at worst to determinate contract if no deals would be made for him.

Without doubt Volkan Sen should be blaming himself for this aspects but he would find new chance if some club would decide to transfer him this summer.

Yeni Malatyaspor wants to sell Adem Buyuk due of high salary.

Yeni Malatyaspor as all other clubs is also going through revision of squad, and has decided to find new club of Adem Buyuk but compare to Volkan Sen at Konyaspor its reason is being of high salary of him rather than his performance.

Adem Buyuk is being among most paid player at the squad with 1.3 million euro and as club would consider to reduce this factors due of difficult economic condition of the team and Buyuk not considering to reduce this amount has led for team to consider to sell him. Adem Buyuk are among players who is highly experienced at the league with mediocre and did provide good performance and do some extend in his side does deserve this salary and woudl be looking for new club which he would be able to carry good performance and recieve also reasonable salary for his performance.

Therefore, Yeni Malatyaspor should not have much issue with selling him as their many clubs who can afford and would like him to have at their squad. In fact, Adem Buyuk has been wanting reasonably to be playing for big 4 teams and this could become reality if any of them would consider him at their squad.

Still, his case is uncertain and time would show how would those sides make deal at the end and what would be future of Adem Buyuk.

Senol Gunes has approved transfer of Yasin Oztekin.

Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes is reported to have strong interest with Galatasaray player Yasin Oztekin and has informed that to club CEO Fikret Orman which have started this transfer negotiations.

During Senol Gunes being head coach of Trabzonspor,he has worked with Yasin Oztekin and has saw great potential back on that time and believes that he would be able to reach to similar level with him at Besiktas. With Senol Gunes giving such a trust towards player despite of poor performance of player at Galatasaray has provided an image towards club administrators that there is potential of this purchase if done and understandably started transfer negotiations with Galatasaray and time would show how both sides would come into deal at the end. Yasin Oztekin also being familiar and having good relationship with Senol Gunes can have opportunity to raise his level of performance and restart his career for high performance at this team if transfer would take place.

Therefore, it does look like negotiations between sides would be taken and as always we would follow how their would develop and how end.

In other news:

- AustriaWien has transferred Rizespor player Bright Edomwonyi

- Kayserispor CEO Erol Bedir has stated that its player Kana Biyik transfer fee is 3,000,000 euro

- Trabzonspor didnt make transfer deal with Caen player Damien Da Silva due of both sides not making agreement of contract

- TottenhamHotspur player Vincent Janssen: For me Fenerbahce door is not closed and I believe I can do more but there are other teams interested with me

- Hoffenheim are interested to transfer Basaksehirspor player Edin Visca

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Brentford player Andreas Bjelland

- RBLeipzig are interested to transfer Milan player Hakan Calhanoglu

- Ankaragucu are interested to transfer Chievo player Perparim Hetemaj

- YeniMalatyaspor considers to sell its player Adem Buyuk during summer transfer window

- Besiktas are interested to appoint coach Mustafa Dogan as club's assistant coach.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Liverpool player Marko Grujic

- Galatasaray player Bafetembi Gomis has requested raise of salary from 3.5 million euro to 5.5 million euro

- Goztepe are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Ismail Koybasi

- Goztepe has made transfer deal with Alanyaspor player Lamine Gassama

- StokeCity player Badou Ndiaye: Everyone knows how much I love Galatasaray. Its like family for me but I dont know much about transfer

What happened in Turkish football today? 22/06/2018

Fenerbahce has appointed Phillip Cocu for 3 years.

Fenerbahce has announced its appointment of PSV Eindhoven head coach Phillip Cocu as club's head coach for 3 years with Fenerbahce CEO Ali Koc stating that he was chosen due of positive factors he has shown at PSV.

Since club has ended contract with its coach Aykut Kocaman, it was clear that announcement of Cocu as club's new head coach was matter of a days and with PSV being 1st one to announce that he would be leaving club surprising firstly in Turkish twit it posted. Even through it does seem to be good choice for Fenerbahce of such appointment, it is worrying that Cocu has only coaches at PSV and taking account that its less tough league compare to Super League both from external and internal factors it does provide some worry that he would be having trouble to get adapted to this new league. Therefore, it is clear that he would be needing period to get used both to his new team and environment and hence should recieve some patience when new season would be starting. Still, Phillip Cocu has some factors at his coaching level which would be suitable for Fenerbahce demands as long as Fenerbahce would describe him main aims of the team for next season.

With Phillip Cocu becoming 3rd Dutch coach at the Fenerbahce with previous two being pretty unsuccessful, he would be aiming to end this negative statistics in his reign.

Akhisarspor has transferred Guray Vural for 3 years.

Kayserispor player Guray Vural has returned to Akhisarspor after few years absences as he has signed 3-year contract with his team and would aim to provide high level performance once again with moving team forward both domestically and at Europa League.

It is clear that Akhisarspor are among clubs who would be focussing into mainly Turkish transfers aiming to make competitive side at both domestically and at Europe. Guray Vural are among main experienced players at this league and could be among strongest options among Turkish players and hence would be able for team to move forward and improve last season performance at the Super League. With transfer window being pretty quiet so far, Akhisarspor has made one of the 1st and probably main transfers during this summer and does show signs that it aims to build strong sides from its capacities for next season. Meanwhile, Guray Vural would be able to show high level performance at the club which does have important aims for next season.

Therefore, this transfer would be able to move forward for next season for Akhisarspor and Guray Vural without doubt as both sides have important aims.

Sivasspor has transferred Ugur Ciftci for 5 years

Another club which has made transfer today is Sivasspor transfer of Genclerbirligi player Ugur Ciftci for 5 years and with such high transfer does show that it has all of the trust towards player.

Even through Genclerbirligi has been relegated from Super League last season, Ciftci has been among key players at the team for recent years and Sivasspor does show that it is aware with such long transfer which in current football doesnt happen much in Turkish league. Still, coming from team which has mainly from staying at the league he is joining team which has higher aims and hence needs to get adapted mentally for that but with being player who aims to improve it would be good opportunity for him. This could be one of the longest contract in duration during this summer transfer window in Turkey and time would show if it was smart move for them. Stating that he is being at Super League sides for many years and will not have period of adaptation with taking account that he has spend most amount of his career at this mediocre sides.

Sivasspor does show good work for next season and does provide image of making their side stronger for next season for sure.

In other news:

- TFF has announced that Turkish Super Cup game between Galatasaray and Akhisarspor will take place on 5th August at 20:45 in Konya

- Konyaspor has appointed coach Riza Calimbay as club's head coach for 1+1 years

- Antalyaspor player Milan Jevtovic has terminated contract with his club.

- ChrisvandelWeerden is expected to become Fenerbahce head coach Phillip Cocu assistant coach

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Sunderland player Papy.

- Leicester City player Ahmed Musa manager: We are having transfer negotiations with Galatasaray. Its big club and compete at Champions League so its good option for him. But there are other options for him.

- Konyaspor administrator Selcuk Aksoy: We had recieved some offers from other clubs to our players. But I wont announce them. We had decided to sell with Lebogang Manyama and Patrick Friday Eze

- Sivasspor has extended sponsorship deal with Medicana until 2018-19 season.

- Trabzonspor has offered 700,000 euro transfer fee for Genclerbirligi player Johannes Hopf, but clubs demands 1,000,000 euro.

- Galatasaray player Youness Belhanda: I am staying at this club next season for sure I am really happy here. I have shown 60-70% of my capacity last season, I am to show better

- Trabzonspor CEO Ahmet Agaoglu: So far not single player has accepted reduction of salary. We paid to all of them, but we need to find solution. We dont plan to sell any of other players below their value. We need to sell so we can tranfer

- Trabzonspor head coach Unal Karaman: As we are in summer, there is no chance to look at players performance but we look at tapes. We aiming to build team with economical prices. We would also consider players from academy. We would decide on that after pre-season training camp

- Trabzonspor player Juraj Kucka considers to leave his team during summer transfer window

- Fenerbahce and Chobani are having sponsorship negotiations in this days.

- Goztepe are interested to transfer Besiktas player Mustafa Pektemek.

- Akhisarspor has transferred Kayserispor player Guray Vural for 3 years.

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Porto player Vincent Aboubakar

- SwanseaCity has set loan free as 3 million euro for 1 year to Besiktas for Wilfred Bony

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Milan player Luca Antonelli

- Valencia has offered 8.5 million euro to Besiktas for Fabri

- Galatasaray has agreed to extend contract with Ryan Donk for 1+1 years with 1.5 million euro salary

- BorussiaDortmund considers to sell its player Nuri Sahin during this summer transfer window

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Rostov player Ragnar Sigurtsson

- Galatasaray player Garry Rodrigues has agreed for 2,000,000 euro salary of its player but requested for exchange rate to be frozen at 4 TL.

- Besiktas considers to sell its player Ricardo Quaresma this summer

- Besiktas has approved possible transfer of Galatasaray player Yasin Oztekin