What happened in Turkish football today? 07/09/2023

Turkey would aim to control its destiny at group with win against Armenia.

Turkish National Team would be resuming its Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a home game against Armenia which would be expected to be pretty tough game as Armenian side got some chances to fight for 2nd spot due of recent results.

It needs to be mentioned that Wales losing some points during last games of the qualifying stages back in June, Turkey more or less did get its chances for Euro 2024 which it really wants to get at in the end of the season even more higher and with a support of supporters at Eskisehir it would be aiming without doubt to continue such top level performance with a positive game. It needs to be mentioned that as mentioned above Armenia are currently are having realistic chances to end group at top 2 but as it doesnt have much pressure to do so it would be aiming to show an open and attacking game very likely to which Turkey would need ot be aware of during game.

Turkey as would be expected are being favourites but Armenia would be aiming to continue getting surprising results in this group for sure.

Trabzonspor terminates contract with Semedo Djaniny.

Trabzonspor has terminated contract with its player Semedo Djaniny who has also joined Al Fayed becoming latest player to be joining Saudi Arabic league in this summer transfer window.

It needs to be mentioned that Trabzonspor has been considering to sell Djaniny since start of the summer transfer window as it didnt have much plans for him in upcoming games and sending him to league which does consider to spend lots of money would be also financially good development for Trabzonspor. Hence, Trabzonspor did sell player which could financially and also in squad provide some issues as he would been as mentioned hardly get some playing time.

Hence, all parties in this deal without doubt are being satisfied and has turned into hand how all parties wanted to do for sure.

Gaziantep appoints Marius Sumudica until end of the season.

Gaziantep has officially appointed Marius Sumudica as club's head coach until end of the season as scandalous but in same time pretty successful coach comes back to this league.

As been mentioned on our previous blog Sumudica tends to make an interesting statements regarding his team and league which could raise some tension and make annoyed supporters, pundits and players but it needs to be mentioned that as he being coaching at mediocre sides with him team did get some good results with possibly with such controversial statements does also sometimes provide extra motivation to players. They are good reasons for him to get some good outcomes as team is being currently with 0 points after 4 weeks.

Therefore, we could expect some unusual statements from Sumudica but in same time good outcomes from Gaziantep in rest of this season.

Schedule:

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers, Group D, 5th week:

21:45 Turkey-Armenia

21:45 Croatia-Latvia

In other news:

- PFDK decisions:

- Basaksehirspor, Ankaragucu, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Adana Demirspor, Trabzonspor has recieved blockage of stands for behaviour of fans.

- Ankaragucu has recieved 172,000 TL fine for not leaving stairs empty and events on field.

Gaziantep has receive d 300,000 TLfine for not leaving stairs empty and accepting unallowed supporters.

- Galatasaray has received 329,000 TL fine for events on field and not leaving stairs empty.

- Hatayspor has received 139,000 TL fine for not following guidelines and teamwise anti-sportmanship behaviour.

- Besiktas and its CEO Ahmet Nur Cebi has recieved 800,000 TL fine for statements against referees

- Pendikspor has signed Galatasaray player FredrikMidjso for 3 million euro.

- HullCity player Ozan Tufan has been selected among candidates for  Championsip player of the month

- Galatasaray doctor Yener Ince has stated that team players Hakim Ziyech and Wilfred Zaha would resume training session next week while Mauro Icardi and Sergio Oliviera are not recovered from injury yet.

- Fenerbahce CEO Ali Koc has been selected once again as ECA Administrative Board member for 2023-2027 period.

- Arsenal player Nicolas Pepe will arrive to Istanbul on 8th September for one-on-one transfer negotiations with Trabzonspor.

- Hatayspor has transferred Regina player Rigoberto Rivas for 3-years.

- Galatasaray has offered extension contract to its player Sacha Boey and Victor Nelsson.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Hoffenheim player Stanley Nsoki.

- Galatasaray are interested to loan Rangers player Ridvan Yilmaz.

- Saudi Arabic clubs are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Sergio Oliviera.

- Besiktas are having negotiations with stadium sponsorship with Beko for total of 40 million TL contract.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer PSG player Fabian Luiz.

- Galatasaray has made transfer deal with Silivrispor player Mustafa Kursat Tumay with 20% share from next transfer.

- Galatasaray administrator Erdem Timur has stated that club will not sign any foreign players until end of summer transfer window.

- Trabzonspor has made transfer deal with Southampton player Paul Onuachu

- Basaksehirspor CEO Mesut Altan has stated that it has long head coach candidate list which does include Abdullah Avci and Vincenzo Montella. He also adds that club didn't receive any transfer offers from Galatasaray for Berkay Ozcan.

- Antalyaspor has started transfer negotiations with Midjylland player Paulo Siosto.

- Konyaspor has signed sponsorship deal with Medicana.

- Rizespor are interested to transfer Sparta Prague player Martin Minchev.