What happened in Turkish football today? 12/07/2023

 TFF has signed sponsorship deal with Trendyol.

TFF has signed sponsorship deal with leading Turkish online shopping platform Trendyol as during next season Super League would be referred as Trendyol Super League as sponsorship deal is reported to be working on partnership manner.

As it was stated beforehand, Trendyol has made an important step of becoming sponsors of earthquake affected team Hatayspor with whose help there is possibility that team during summer transfer window is building up. Even through Trendyol is not sports company, it has all reasons to finance TFF and its leagues in successful manner helping Turkish football to go ahead, which is being one of the main aims of current TFF administration as would be expected.

Therefore, this deal would be expected to have positive effects on the league with specific details to be announced in short period of time.

Galatasaray signs Angelino.

Galatasaray have started one-on-one transfer negotiations with RB Leipzig player Angelino as Spanish player has arrived to Istanbul to finalise contract between sides. 

Galatasaray even through did open its own summer transfer window in pretty late moment, it still aims as last summer to sign strong names which would not only bring successful results domestically but also in Europe and Angelino without doubt is being player with high expectations to achieve that. Angelino it needs to be played wasnt expected to be used a lot in upcoming season and with Galatasaray high aims it has managed to convince him as he would significantly strengthen side in upcoming season.

Angelino hence is being an effective transfer for a team and expects to be come one of the key defenders in the team without doubt.

Fenerbahce has made transfer deal with Sebastian Szymenski

Fenerbahce is reported to be making transfer deal with Dinamo Moscow player Sebastian Szymenski who wants to leave Russian club due of on-going war in Ukraine.

Szymenski view regarding of Russian invasion to Ukraine has been used pretty effectively by Fenerbahce during negotiations as player has been loaned at Feyenoord on previous season as he became player of the league. In fact, similar to Umut Nayir it could be noted that Fenerbahce did purchase at the highest spot on their careers and it managed to do so without providing too much convincing job. 

Fenerbahce so far has been one of the most active clubs with transfers as it aims for sure to end its transfer window prior to Conference League qualifying games.

Schedule:

UEFA Conference League, 1st qualifying round, 1st leg:

21:00 KF Tirana - Dinamo Batumi (Winner of this tie would play against Besiktas during Conference League 2nd qualifying round)

21:45 La Fiorita - Zimbru (Winner of this tie would play against Fenerbahce during Conference League 2nd qualifying round)

In other news:

- Fenerbahce has lost pre-season friendly game against Red Star Belgrade with 3:1 scoreline.

- Sivasspor and Istanbulspor will play pre-season friendly game on 13th July.

- Samsunspor will play pre-season friendly game against Konyaspor on 13th July.

- Istanbulspor has signed David Sambissa.

- SuperLeague fixture of 2023-24 season has been moved to next week.

- Alanyaspor and Kasimpasa are interested to transfer Besiktas player  Jackson Muleka.

- Sampdoria are interested to transfer Fatih Karagumruk player Mbaye Diagne

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Velez Sarsfield player Francisco Ortega.

- RealBetis are interested to loan Real Madrid player Arda Guler.

- Sivasspor head coach Servet Cetin has stated that club has difficulties at making transfers now.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer PSG player Keylor Navas

- Granada are interested to transfer Trabzonspor player Maxi Gomez

- Besiktas has made transfer deal with Leicester City player Daniel Amartey.