21 March 2020

What happened in Turkish football today? 20/03/2020


Football community are making different scenarios for rest of the season.

With TFF making late but right decision to postpone Super League for indifinite period of time due of Covid-19 outbreak, right now all of the bodies connected to football community with discussing when to restart season and in which manner.

It is important to set that it is being unclear how virus would be behaving in Turkey and rest of the world, there cant be made specific plan which could be set but it is crucial to make different plans. Since UEFA made an announcement that it would be expecting for season to end on end of June which is naturally been set as an aim for TFF without doubt. Of course, and this being note which some might forget, that UEFA might change its stance according to circumstances. TFF, once again with hoping situation would be getting calmer, is planning to restart around mid-week of April and play in similar schedule until end of June. Meanwhile, Club's Union CEO Mehmet Sepil did announce that option of play-off is being open if league starts on May and excluding relegation in this scenario. It is important to have different plans which could be revised as time passes.

Right now Turkish football community is working into various scenarios which could be used according to circumstances as been noted final decision is impossible to made right now.

Clubs are organised programmes and measures during this break from league. 

With Super League season being postponed due of Covid-19 outbreak, most of the clubs has given some break towards their players and provided some guidelines to players.

As would been expected, almost all of the clubs will not have training sessions for 3-5 days with allowing players to spend time at home to get psychological relaxed due of all events which is happening both with Covid-19 and also for TFF belated decision to postpone league. One of the most effective ways, which could be used with many clubs been presented with Fenerbahce which would be providing training programme while virtual system for players to continue training at home with hence reducing danger for players to get virus and also to stay fit. One of the other precautions is to stop players to start travelling abroad with 1 option being due of situation with virus, but more important when player would travel to wherever he goes he would stay on quarentine for 14 days and same would be done when he returns to Turkey which without would raise issue when league would be restarting.

This measures by clubs are needed to be done both for safety players and make sure their are ready for restart of the season when it takes place.

Besiktas player Boateng wants to leave Turkey.

Even through one of the main measures set by clubs is not leave country, it is reported that Besiktas player Kevin-Prince Boateng due Covid-19 outbreak considers to travel to either Ghana and Germany.

As would been expected, according to news reports, Besiktas administration didnt look for such suggestion to be taken place with stating him that noone is being safe and hence leaving Turkey for not doesnt seem to be reasonable. Excluding factor of going through Covid-19 pandemic in one country then other is much safer, when travelling everyone is going through same procedure of 14-day quarentine. Hence, it is reasonable right now to stay where you are right now as sadly to travel doesnt provide much difference as whole world is either at national quarentine or practice social distancing measures. In upcoming days, we could get more news of foreign players wanting to leave Turkey but some might not represent truth and in either way will not be accepted by clubs with such situation we now at.

Most smart think to do right now is to stay at home and this practice is same everywhere regardless which country you are now at.

In other news:

UEFA will provide flexibility with FFP rules due of clubs going through difficult economical period due of Covid 19.

TFF administrator Erdal Bahcivan has resigned from his post.

Galatasaray has postponed administrative general meeting due of Covid 19 outbreak.

Juventus player Merih Demiral Covid 19 test turned out to be negative.

Kayserispor administrator Mustafa Tokgoz: We gave rest for our players until 23rd March. All players and technical staff would stay home and will not be allowed to travel abroad.

Gaziantep has extended training session break from 3 days to 1 week.

Besiktas has offered Tyler Boyd and Orkan Cinar + transfer fee to Kayserispor for Bernard Mensah

Konyaspor will not have training sessions until 24th March.

Galatasaray CEO Mustafa Cengiz has announced that option of playoff wasnt discussed during Clubs Union meeting.

Sivasspor has provided break from training session for indefinite time.

Roma considers to sell its player Cengiz Under during summer transfer window

Galatasaray player Mariano has stated that he does consider to transfer to Brasil club during summer transfer window.

Besiktas player Adem Ljajic considers to leave club during this summer.

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