24 May 2021

What happened in Turkish football today? 23/05/2021


 

Marcao has extended contract with Galatasaray for 3-years.

Galatasaray has extended contract with its defender Marcao for 3-years as player provided generally great defensive game during this season and previous years providing probably most trust in back at squad.

As always main focus following 1st days following end of the season is to focus into internal transfers and probably one of the players which Galatasaray would be putting into top of keeping would been Marcao who provided very strong defensive game with being highly focussed all the time as player without doubt himself is having his best years at career. Without doubt, to be successful defender in this league its important to have strong physique as it is been physical league and Marcao does have that  and adding to this also strong skills would make him ideal to the side. Hence, this contract without doubt would make both sides happy as side slowly start making its plans for summer transfer window.

Following extension with Fernando Muslera which been done during season, Marcao has been 2nd extension contract with some more names to be followed very likely.

There is cold war between Terim and Cengiz.

Galatasaray CEO Mustafa Cengiz during press conference which was given on 21st May made it clear that if he would be staying as CEO he would not be working with Fatih Terim if he doesnt apologize for criticisms towards administration.

It needs to be noted that such statements been surprising in sense that its not even clear if Cengiz would be running for CEO election during June but to some extend announcement itself wasnt huge surprise as disagremements with Fatih Terim and Mustafa Cengiz has been know and stated openly for very long time even through not in that direct level until that conference. Meanwhile, all other CEO candidates knowing his importance and support he gets from supporters did promise that he would be working with Terim which to some extend could be seen as using popularity card. Terim without providing long statements of this issue did mention he is highly dissapointed which does show this issue would be continued in upcoming period for sure.

This issue could take different stance in future and we would be following it without doubt how it would turn around.

Adana Demirspor are interested with Mario Ballotelli.

Newly promoted Adana Demirspor CEO Mustafa Sancak has stated that club is showing interest with Monza player Mario Ballotelli but there is question if club can afford to purchase him.

Even through value of Ballotelli is going down due of his age, it still easy to expect that he would not come to modest price due of his strong career unless he would see it as good opportunity to end his footballing career in Turkey. To some extend, this transfer might even turn problematic for them if it would happen as club would follow classical mistake of signing world-famous names in the end of they carreer which never been good news as seen from other examples including recent ones. 

Only advantage which Barrottelli could bring to club is his experience and pass it to other teammates but surely its not clear if he would help side on field.

In other news:

1stleague play-off final game between Altay and Altinordu would be played at Ataturk Olympic Stadium on 26th May at 20:00.

IbrahimOzdemir has announced his candidacy for Galatasaray CEO election.

FatihKaragumruk has extended contract with Emiliano Viviano and Koray Altinay

- Galatasaray has made transfer deals with Kasimpasa player Aytac Kara and Alpaslan Ozturk.

- Houston are interested to transfer Yeni Malatyaspor player Teenage Hadebe.

- YigitSardan is expected to announce his CEO candidacy for Galatasaray CEO election.

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Fatih Karagumruk player Enzo Roco

- LeicesterCity has set transfer fee of Racchid Ghezzal as 16 million euro.

- Fenerbahce has set transfer fee of its player Ozan Tufan as 20 million euro.

- Besiktas has offered 3 million euro to Sporting Lisbon for Valentin Rosier.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Atletico Madrid player Diego Costa

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