Asensio is back with the group
Marco Asensio trained with the team ahead of the Eyüpspor match on Sunday (1). That is the news you wanted before a game Fenerbahçe need to win.
The January list points to England
Fenerbahçe have already started work on the winter window, and the route runs through England. Yasin Ayari is high on the shortlist. Brighton's midfielder is a name the club also looked at late in the summer window (3). Fenerbahce have "particularly focused on filling the void" in midfield, per Fotomac via A Spor (3).
Ayari is not the only midfield name
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is on the list too (5). Fenerbahçe want a midfielder who can start, and Inter's man is the big-name option alongside Ayari.
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A 21-year-old from the Premier League
Fenerbahçe are also chasing a 21-year-old Premier League player for January (7). The club's winter planning started early after a slow start to the season (7).
Lukaku's lawyer: "not a step down"
Romelu Lukaku's lawyer, Sebastien Ledure, pushed back on the idea that Turkey is a career ending move. "Fenerbahce does not represent a final career stage. It is not a step down," he told Cumhuriyet (4). "He signed for this club to become a symbol," Ledure added (4).
Eyüpspor at home on Sunday
Fenerbahçe host Eyüpspor on Sunday. You sit 11th on 7 points from 5 games, with a league run of draws and a home loss to Besiktas on September 5 to shake off (Süper Lig). The Besiktas game ended 1–2. The Roma night in the Champions League finished 1–1. Gaziantep away was 0–0. Your team needs three points.
Fan reactions
Fans are talking about Istanbul hosting the Spanish Supercopa in February 2027, with the semifinals at the Fenerbahçe and Besiktas grounds and the final at Galatasaray's Ali Sami Yen. The post drew plenty of reaction on the r/galatasaray thread, mostly about a Spanish trophy weekend landing in Turkey.
