Turkish Super League 2022/23 Season

[Pierre 2]

Allegedly, Galatasaray offered a 2+1 year contract to Dries Mertens, who is currently free agent. They will give 4 million Euro per year. This didn't make any sense to me. Paying such a salary to a player of this age is not the job of any Turkish team.
Fenerbahçe transferred to the goalkeeper position. İrfan Can Eğribayat from Göztepe has loaned and has an option to buy. How much playing time the player can get is a big question mark. I couldn't understand why he made such a decision. He will have to stay behind Altay and wait in the bench.

I think new keeper İrfan Can Eğribayat has good potential to be candidate for national team as well. I see this as very good transfer. I always believed Altay is somewhat exeggarated keeper who is not bad but not spectacular. I also have doubts İrfan Can will have many playtimes but I think if they try him more he can steal uniform from Altay in long term. Altay makes too much mistakes.

[1kodumtek7]

We are really used to seeing players like Mertens coming to the Super League after getting quite old. However maybe he can still be useful like Gomis for them despite being 35 years old. But I don't know if he is really the striker they need the most now. If I were in their place I would look for signing a much younger and capable striker who can play for long years as well. Saving the day isn't enough for a team like Galatasaray. They need to make long-term plans as well.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Allegedly, Galatasaray offered a 2+1 year contract to Dries Mertens, who is currently free agent. They will give 4 million Euro per year. This didn't make any sense to me. Paying such a salary to a player of this age is not the job of any Turkish team.

Edinson Cavani has also not signed with any team. I would like to watch Edinson Cavani playing with Galatasaray jersey. Edinson Cavani is a more influential name than Dries Mertens. His transfer may also attract a lot of attention from the world press. Clubs are able to make some transfers through sponsors. They can bring star football players such as Edinson Cavani and Dries Mertens to Turkey through sponsors. The last days of the transfer season may be super transfers. I am still hopeful for Turkish teams. The names Mertens and Edison Cavani will not be a surprise to me.

[xzone]

We are really used to seeing players like Mertens coming to the Super League after getting quite old. However maybe he can still be useful like Gomis for them despite being 35 years old. But I don't know if he is really the striker they need the most now. If I were in their place I would look for signing a much younger and capable striker who can play for long years as well. Saving the day isn't enough for a team like Galatasaray. They need to make long-term plans as well.

They have been following such a strategy for many years. After the age of 32, every football player can come to Turkey and earn money. This is a very good country for them, teams love older players. The fact that they can only play for half an hour in matches is enough for team managers.
Gomis was a player we knew well before. We will see how useful Mertens will be for this team

[kro55]

Allegedly, Galatasaray offered a 2+1 year contract to Dries Mertens, who is currently free agent. They will give 4 million Euro per year. This didn't make any sense to me. Paying such a salary to a player of this age is not the job of any Turkish team.

Edinson Cavani has also not signed with any team. I would like to watch Edinson Cavani playing with Galatasaray jersey. Edinson Cavani is a more influential name than Dries Mertens. His transfer may also attract a lot of attention from the world press. Clubs are able to make some transfers through sponsors. They can bring star football players such as Edinson Cavani and Dries Mertens to Turkey through sponsors. The last days of the transfer season may be super transfers. I am still hopeful for Turkish teams. The names Mertens and Edison Cavani will not be a surprise to me.

Galatasaray's performance in the previous season was very poor. Galatasaray should build a stable squad this season. Galatasaray needs improvement both in attack and defense. If they can bring Edinson Cavani into the team, and if Cavani can play well with Galatasaray, Galatasaray will undoubtedly fight for the title next season. However, I have yet to see any credible news regarding Cavani's transfer.

[Balmain]

Allegedly, Galatasaray offered a 2+1 year contract to Dries Mertens, who is currently free agent. They will give 4 million Euro per year. This didn't make any sense to me. Paying such a salary to a player of this age is not the job of any Turkish team.
Fenerbahçe transferred to the goalkeeper position. İrfan Can Eğribayat from Göztepe has loaned and has an option to buy. How much playing time the player can get is a big question mark. I couldn't understand why he made such a decision. He will have to stay behind Altay and wait in the bench.

Galatasaray was having a successful transfer season until now. By the way, I heard that they have reached an agreement with the Italian player. I don't understand why they gave so much to a football player of this age, and what kind of expectation they have. With that money, Mertens can have a good holiday in Turkey, I hope at least he will be willing during the season.

[MAAManda]

We are really used to seeing players like Mertens coming to the Super League after getting quite old. However maybe he can still be useful like Gomis for them despite being 35 years old. But I don't know if he is really the striker they need the most now. If I were in their place I would look for signing a much younger and capable striker who can play for long years as well. Saving the day isn't enough for a team like Galatasaray. They need to make long-term plans as well.

Galatasaray have an interest in signing Mertens because he has a lot of experience in Europe's top leagues (not a matter of age), Napoli's all-time top scorer's contract will expire soon, even I saw news that he rejected Juventus because he didn't want to betray Napoli. The question is, will he really go to Galatasaray after rejecting Juventus who are a stronger team than Galatasaray?

[ingiltere]

I can't believe Galatasaray just signed another 35 year old striker. Didn't they learn from their past mistakes? Dries Mertens was a top class striker but he past his prime and he's at the end of his career. This may be his last big contract and from what I've heard he will get big money from this deal. Galatasaray can't pay 4 million Euro per year under this economic circumstances. I hope they won't do a mistake like that again. No need to go very far, just remember Falcao. Galatasaray is not playing in European competitions this season and only has a claim in the league, they would make a huge mistake if they took such a financial responsibility.

[Gencecikmen]

Allegedly, Galatasaray offered a 2+1 year contract to Dries Mertens, who is currently free agent. They will give 4 million Euro per year. This didn't make any sense to me. Paying such a salary to a player of this age is not the job of any Turkish team.
Fenerbahçe transferred to the goalkeeper position. İrfan Can Eğribayat from Göztepe has loaned and has an option to buy. How much playing time the player can get is a big question mark. I couldn't understand why he made such a decision. He will have to stay behind Altay and wait in the bench.

I totaly agree with your arguments. Mertens is 35 years old. 2+1 year contract are totaly absurd. 4 million Euro per year are wastage.

Also, Pisa transferred to the Olimpiu Moruţan. The deal will be in the form of loan and an option to buy.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Lucas Torreira has just accepted to join Galatasaray. Torreira will fly to Istanbul in the next day. Arsenal will receive around €6/7m fee for Torreira.

[jostorres]

We are really used to seeing players like Mertens coming to the Super League after getting quite old. However maybe he can still be useful like Gomis for them despite being 35 years old. But I don't know if he is really the striker they need the most now. If I were in their place I would look for signing a much younger and capable striker who can play for long years as well. Saving the day isn't enough for a team like Galatasaray. They need to make long-term plans as well.

The problem is not them coming when they are old, it's them not providing anything. Like the famous Falcao situation, or even a bit of Robin Van Persie, or even Roberto Carlos. If they are there so they could network and make money and not play games then it would be a bad idea and it would hurt the team. But we have also seen a lot of players that came in after 30 and played amazingly.

Most famously Hagi came in when all of his barcelona and all that career was over and this was at a time when players retired at 32-33 range, and he came in at something like 30 and won a europa with them. So, will Mertens be just taking it relax, or will he work hard, that's the point.

[alpamar99]

I can't believe Galatasaray just signed another 35 year old striker. Didn't they learn from their past mistakes? Dries Mertens was a top class striker but he past his prime and he's at the end of his career. This may be his last big contract and from what I've heard he will get big money from this deal. Galatasaray can't pay 4 million Euro per year under this economic circumstances. I hope they won't do a mistake like that again. No need to go very far, just remember Falcao. Galatasaray is not playing in European competitions this season and only has a claim in the league, they would make a huge mistake if they took such a financial responsibility.

It's still a hot rumor right now but I quite agree with you even though he is one of the great players but at his age it will definitely be a bit of a drag for him.
btw I saw a tweet from Fabrizio Romano also saying that Lucas Torreira has officially joined Glatasaray after the completion of the clause with Arsenal.

[xzone]

Galatasaray has now announced that it is interested in one of Chelsea's midfielders, Hakim Ziyech. It is said that Chelsea wanted 7 million euros for this player, and Hakim was willing to play in Galatasaray. I don't know if Galatasaray has any money left, but maybe they can hire Ziyech.
They spend a lot of money and take care of too many foreign players, what they are doing is not very good in my opinion

[ILuckyGuyI]

New rumours say that Galatasaray are very close to finishing the signing of Mertens currently. He is a qualified player for certain but he is very old (35) at the same time. I know that there is an example like Gomis for Galatasaray. He still performed very nicely last season even though he was 36 years old. If Mertens adapts to the team well he can do the same as well. However I actually hoped for them to bring younger players from now on. Having an experienced striker is good but it isn't a long-term plan.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

New rumours say that Galatasaray are very close to finishing the signing of Mertens currently. He is a qualified player for certain but he is very old (35) at the same time. I know that there is an example like Gomis for Galatasaray. He still performed very nicely last season even though he was 36 years old. If Mertens adapts to the team well he can do the same as well. However I actually hoped for them to bring younger players from now on. Having an experienced striker is good but it isn't a long-term plan.

Galatasaray started the transfer season a bit slow, but now they have become the most ambitious team of the transfer season. Mertens will add a lot to our league with his experience. Last year he scored 11 goals in the Italian League. Turkish Super League is an easier league for him. Therefore, I expect him to score more goals under the Galatasaray shirt. Some players are valuable. Mertens is a valuable football player. He will give the return of his annual salary as performance in the field. I have great expectations from him.

[Balmain]

We are starting the new season of the super league with Trabzonspor, Istanbulspor match. Trabzonspor, the champion of the last season, will open the season with an easy opening match, and it will probably be a comfortable match. At the same time, Trabzonspor protected its staff well and they had a few shortcomings and they took care of their transfers. Trabzonspor, a team that has never been challenged against Istanbulspor before, can gain good morale today with the victory.

[ingiltere]

Super League will start today with İstanbulspor - Trabzonspor match. Champion against newly promoted team, usually these matches would be open to any outcome. Also it's a Friday game, we know how Friday games go on. Trabzonspor's win odds are at 1.51 in İddaa. All signs show a draw to me but Trabzonspor might win this game. As I very liked their game on Super Cup game against Sivasspor. Cornelius and Larsen are real gems for this team. I might take some live bets but I stay away from pre-game bets this time.

[GiftedMAN]

Super League will start today with İstanbulspor - Trabzonspor match. Champion against newly promoted team, usually these matches would be open to any outcome. Also it's a Friday game, we know how Friday games go on. Trabzonspor's win odds are at 1.51 in İddaa. All signs show a draw to me but Trabzonspor might win this game. As I very liked their game on Super Cup game against Sivasspor. Cornelius and Larsen are real gems for this team. I might take some live bets but I stay away from pre-game bets this time.

The game will be a difficult game for the current champions Trabzonspor who will be welcomed by the newly promoted team Istanbulspor. The newly promoted team will want to record their first win at home in front of their fans and that will give them the advantage to perform very well as they are happy to come back after a long time of being relegated. I think the Odd of the game favors the reigning champions because they have good number of players who are very feet for the game and bettors will also be hoping that they win because so many bets will be on them to win.

[ingiltere]

The game will be a difficult game for the current champions Trabzonspor who will be welcomed by the newly promoted team Istanbulspor. The newly promoted team will want to record their first win at home in front of their fans and that will give them the advantage to perform very well as they are happy to come back after a long time of being relegated. I think the Odd of the game favors the reigning champions because they have good number of players who are very feet for the game and bettors will also be hoping that they win because so many bets will be on them to win.

Fans? I don't think İstanbulspor have any fans, except maybe families of players, LOL. People in İstanbul have local teams that they are fan of, nobody in their right mind would be a fan of city team as it's a metropolitan already with the biggest three clubs of Türkiye.
If this would be a fifth week game I would definitely bet on Trabzonspor but as I said in my previous posts there are multiple factors that make this bet very dangerous. Better be cautious then losing money.

[flipme]

The game will be a difficult game for the current champions Trabzonspor who will be welcomed by the newly promoted team Istanbulspor. The newly promoted team will want to record their first win at home in front of their fans and that will give them the advantage to perform very well as they are happy to come back after a long time of being relegated. I think the Odd of the game favors the reigning champions because they have good number of players who are very feet for the game and bettors will also be hoping that they win because so many bets will be on them to win.

Istanbulspor did not make any remarkable transfers. They will play in the Super League with their squads in almost a lower league. Trabzonspor retained their champion squad and transferred new quality players. Nothing is certain in football, but I do not expect any surprises in this match because there is a huge difference in squad quality between the two teams.

[Slow death]

Istanbulspor 0-1 Trabzonspor

1st Half

Trabzonspor:

in the last 5 games they were not good for Trabzonspor, they only won 2 games, drew 1 and lost 2 games, conceded 7 goals in 5 games and managed to score 8 goals, but the most important thing to note is that in the first game official they managed to win and scored 4 goals without conceding, this is a very relevant data

Istanbulspor:

in the last 5 games Istanbulspor had an average performance, they won 2 games, drew 1 and lost in 2 games, they scored 6 goals, and in most games they only managed to score 1 goal, they conceded 6 goals.

my bet:

Edinson Cavani has also not signed with any team. I would like to watch Edinson Cavani playing with Galatasaray jersey.

he will play for Boca Jrs.