Alanyaspor at home, and the response matters
Fenerbahçe 0–0 Corendon Alanyaspor has not happened yet, but the context around it has. Week 8 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Saturday 17 October, 19.00 at Chobani Stadı (1)(2)(3).
Your team won the last two Süper Lig games going into this one. İsmail Kartal's side need the same again, because the last thing anyone saw was Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe in the Champions League (2)(4).
Çağdaş Altay referees it (3).
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Villa put a hook in one of your players
Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe on 14 October, and one Fenerbahçe player came out of it with attention from England. Reports say Villa are circling a Fenerbahçe star after that night, on the back of how he played (4).
Asensio's situation is being watched from Spain
Two Spanish clubs are in on Marco Asensio, with his problems at Fenerbahçe pushing them to act (5)(9). January is the window being talked about (5)(9).
The January plan
After Villa, eyes turned to the mid-season market. Fenerbahçe are preparing ambitious moves in January (7).
Cenk Tosun called it
"Gitmem hataydı ama pişman değilim," Cenk Tosun said, which means his move was a mistake but he has no regrets (6)(10). He called the transfer to Fenerbahçe a mistake in public. That one will get a reaction.
Contracts running out
Fenerbahçe names are on the Süper Lig list of players in the final year of their contracts (8). It is squad planning, and it is worth watching.
