What happened in Turkish football today? 17/07/2019

Kayserispor has find replacement of Eray Iscan by signing Hakan Arikan.

Kayserispor has made fast reaction regarding of an injury of its newly-signed goalkeeper injury Eray Iscan as it has signed Hakan Arikan for 1 season and find strong replacement for its injured player.

Even through obviously Hakan Arikan being much more older than Iscan and also more experience, an advantage for goalkeeper, it needs to be mentioned that both goalkeepers are in similar level of skill in positive aspect of this word. Hence, Kayserispor has found a good replacement for its player and more or less would not be highly affected. What is more important here is for Kayserispor to solve this issue within one day which could be due possibility that team did have talks and negotiations with Hakan Arikan either when searching for goalkeeper or even after signing Eray Iscan and with obviously connection with player and goalkeeper it has managed to transfer him at short notice.

Hakan Arikan as been mentioned is good player and hence would be seen as good addition and help team to fill secure at the back when games will take place.

Yeni Malatyaspor has signed Gokhan Tore.

Yeni Malatyaspor has signed Besiktas ex-player Gokhan Tore for 1+1 year as player due of injuries several years ago didnt have much playing time which hence has been affected also at performance level.

Viewers of Turkish Super League for number of years, would remember Gokhan Tore as even through not specifically top player but as good player with good performance and hence if he would be able to get into that level once again, at the club which can allow him to do so, he would become strong addition to the team and help team both at Europa League qualifiers and also at having high aims at the Super League next season. Gokhan Tore despite of not playing for long time is also seen to be willing to carry on playing football with feeling that he has a lot to provide which is strong advantage for club.

As long as, Gokhan Tore shows good performance at his new club he would be able to be big help to the team for sure at its aims for next season.

Sivasspor has transferred Isaac Cofie for 2+1 years.

Sivasspor has transferred Sporting Gijon player Isaac Cofie who as player is expected to provide big help for the team during next season as club has signed him for 2+1 years.

There is big expectations from Sivasspor towards Isaac Cofie and it is known that team was having transfer negotiations with player for long time aiming to convince him to join team. It is known that Sivasspor does have high aims for next season aiming for confident place at top half of the table and player like Isaac Cofie can assist team to achieve that aim for next season being good midfielder player. This player can provide a great performance for a side and fulfill its high aims for next season certainly.

Isaac Cofie hence its good addition to a team and would be able to move team forward for next season

Schedule:
UEFA Europa League, 1st qualifying round, 2nd leg:
19:00  RFS-Olimpija Ljubjana (agg: 3:2)(winner of this tie would play against Yeni Malatyaspor at Europa League 2nd qualifying round)

In other news:

- Besiktas has won pre-season friendly game against Pendikspor with 2:1 scoreline

- GazisehirGaziantep has lost pre-season friendly game against Rapid Bucharest with 2:1 scoreline.

- Turkish referee would referee Europa League 1st qualifying round 2nd leg game between RoPS and Aberdeen on 18th July. Meanwhile, Turkish observer has been appointed to games between Zrnjinski and Akedemija Pandev -Murat Ilgaz to game between Universitatia Craiova - Sabail

- Goztepe has announced pre-season friendly games at Afyon: 
- 20/07: Eskisehirspor
- 25/07: Menemenspor
- 1/08: Denizlispor

- Trabzonspor has announced its pre-season friendly games during Linz, Austria camp:
- 22/07: Haladas Szombathely
- 23/07: Ajman Club
- 25/07: 1899 Hoffenheim
- 27/07: Parma Calcio
-29/07: Hellas Verona

- Ankaragucu has extended contracts with its players Korcan Celikay and Ilhan Parlak for 2 years and Sedat Agcay, Mehmet Sak and Aydin Karabulut for 1-year.

- Denizlispor has extended contract with its player Ismail Aissati for 2 years.

- Galatasaray academy player Mirza Cihan has been included at pre-season training camp in Austria

- Sivasspor player Emre Kilinc has went through operation due of injury.

- Denizlispor has extended contract with its player Ismail Aissati for 2 years.

- Kayserispor player Eray Iscan had an operation due of his injury.

- Galatasaray has stated that it has started negotiatins with Fulham for loan of Jean Michael Seri.

- Sampdoria considers to offer 8 million euro for Fenerbahce player Miha Zajc.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Genk player Roman Yaremchuk

- Trabzonspor are close to transfer Altinordu player Erce Kardesler.

- Besiktas, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Hamburg player Berkay Ozcan

- Goztepe player Yunusa Owolabi Muritala didnt join pre-season training camp at Afyon due of injury.

- Besiktas are close to make transfer deal with Flamengo player Miguel Trauco.

- Besiktas has made principal agreement with Shinji Kagawa.

- WestHamUnited are interested to appoint Fenerbahce sports director Damien Comolli as club's sports director.

- Besiktas would have mutual partnership with Fabien Ernst and his company which focusses into developing football academies.

- GuangzhouEvergrande are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Mbiaye Diagne.

- YeniMalatyaspor CEO Adil Gevrek has stated that club aims to make 2-3 transfers.

- Galatasaray has managed to convince Celta Vigo player Emre Mor to recieve 625,000 euro salary.

- Number of Turkish clubs are interested to transfer Manchester City player Eliaquim Mangala.

- Besiktas has made deal with Fiorentina to pay 300,000 euro for loan fee for Vitor Hugo and would pay 700,000 euro salary to player.