The omission of key players such as Kerem Aktürkoğlu, İrfan Can Kahveci, Mert Müldür, Altay Bayındır, and Samet Akaydin from the new national team squad announced live by Head Coach Sergen Yalçın created a shockwave. Kenan Yıldız, whose treatment continues at Juventus, was necessarily left out due to injury.
Read More arrow_right_altJose Mourinho said the Ballon d'Or award should be given to a player of the calibre of football's legendary names and gave examples of Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Ronaldo Nazario and Zidane.
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Galatasaray's new signing Rafael Leao made his first statements after landing in Istanbul: "Osimhen and I are very close friends. We will do very good things in both the Champions League and the league. I rejected Aston Villa, I am excited."
According to Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, Fenerbahçe plans to make an offer for Can Uzun if the possibility arises; Frankfurt has set a €60 million release clause for the player.
According to Sport, Milan is continuing talks for the transfer of Barcelona's Spanish left back Alejandro Balde; the Catalan giants' expectation is €40 million, and Benfica and Aston Villa are also still on the table.
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Liverpool, who faced Nottingham Forest at Anfield, drew 2-2; the goals came from 24' Ndoye, 60' Isak, 70' Morgan Gibbs-White (penalty) and 82' Muñoz, and 32' Wirtz's goal was disallowed.
Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi gave a clear response to claims that there is a problem between him and the club management: "I took the club executives to an Italian restaurant and I paid the bill. So don't keep saying there is a problem between us."
Napoli's Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne said the biggest problem in Italian football is not giving young players enough chances and made a striking comparison using the example of Vergara.
Liverpool and Nottingham Forest face each other in the 2nd week of the Premier League; the starting XIs of the teams have become clear in the match where both sides are chasing their first victory.
After Manchester City's 4-1 victory at Crystal Palace, Rayan Cherki, who scored two goals, made notable statements: "I played like shit in the first half. When I saw that Enzo Maresca was going to take me off the pitch, I didn't like it. I told him 'Give me five minutes, you won't need to make a change.'"
