What happened in Turkish football today? 30/07/2023

Trabzonspor signs Joaquin Fernandes for 2-years

Trabzonspor has signed Joaquin Fernandes for 2-years after going through medical and has also attended team's first pre-season training session as side has purchased highly potential player from Real Valladolid.

Without doubt, Trabzonspor did purchase an important player with limited amount of transfer fee as it would be going through transfer tactics during this summer transfer window as in same time it would be building side which Nenad Bjelica. Without doubt,starting training session at same time with whole team would allow him to get adapted to the team and league in such early notice and would let him enter to start of the league in good manner.

Therefore, it could be stated that Fernandes has lots of expectation at his new team and would be expected to get adapted to it in short term.

Barcelona started negotiations for Arda Guler.

Barcelona sports director Deco has arrived to Istanbul to have one-on-one transfer negotiations with Fenerbahce as Spanish giant CEO Joan Laporta stated that club is interested to purchase player.

With being wunderkind at Turkish football, Arda Guler has recieved lots of interest from top European clubs and Barcelona are being among ones which aims to make deal before rivals especially from Real Madrid. It is reported that Barcelona considers to pay part of its fee next season and keep player at Fenerbahce for 1-year to help him to develop to which it would interested how Fenerbahce would respond as it does consider to keep him for 1-year.

Therefore, Barcelona did make first direct connection with Fenerbahce for Arda Guler and our accounts would follow all developments.

Goztepe made transfer deal with Taha Altikardes

It is reported that Goztepe did make transfer with Trabzonspor player Taha Altikardes as player would recieve some playing time and experience as it would be expected for him to go into substitute mainly in upcoming season.

With Taha Altikardes being player with high expectations him joining to Goztepe would be seen as smart move to develop as player and possibly in return to return to Super League level in much stronger level.Loaning him from Trabzonspor could be also seen as smart move without doubt and it would be interesting to see how transfer would talk. With Trabzonspor aiming to make some transfers during this summer it would be effective to find alternatives of some its players who will not recieve playing time like with Altikardes.

Even through there are reports that Goztepe did make deal there is not much information about this move and it would be more clear when official statements will be made.

In other news:

- Adana Demirspor has appointed Patrick Kluivert for 2 years.

- Hatayspor has signed Ibrahim Demir for 5-years

- Trabzonspor has signed Southampton player Mislav Orsic for 2+1 years for 2,400,000 euro to be paid with 3 installments and also includes 20% share from next transfer.

- Goztepe has signed Trabzonspor player Taha Altikardes.

- AdanaDemirspor has offered 2 million euro transfer offer to Guarani player Jorge Morel, who has been loaned during previous season.

- Trabzonspor had its 1st pre-season training with Joaquin Fernandes has joined training session.

- Fatih Karagumruk  will have pre-season training sessions between 1st July-1st August in Istanbul.