Brown out for three, and the derby bill lands
Archie Brown is banned for three matches. The PFDK ruled on the fallout from the derby and handed the Fenerbahçe full-back a three-match suspension, while Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı got two (1)(2).
Both players were sent off in the same match, Galatasaray 2–1 Fenerbahçe on Monday, October 26, after incidents at the end of the game (1).
So you lose your left side for the next three Süper Lig games, starting with Goztepe at home on Saturday, October 31.
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Bardakcı's two matches don't help you. His ban runs in Galatasaray's fixtures, not yours.
Goztepe first, then Liverpool
Goztepe at home on Saturday, October 31, 17:00 CET. That is the first match Brown misses.
Then Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, November 4, 18:45 CET. After Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe on October 14, that one already looked like a test. It still does.
You sit fifth in the Süper Lig with 16 points from nine games. The form line reads W L W D L. Not a crisis. Not a cushion either.
Aston Villa want Oğuz Aydın in January
Aston Villa have put Oğuz Aydın on their winter list. The English club would move for the Fenerbahçe winger if the Antonio Nusa deal does not happen (4).
That is the plan Villa are working from, with Aydın as the alternative. Nothing is done. It is a January possibility, and it has your name attached to a club that just put six past you.
Galatasaray move for Yasin Ayari
Galatasaray have opened contacts with Brighton over Yasin Ayari, the 23-year-old Swedish midfielder (6).
Ayari is the player Fenerbahçe tracked in an earlier window. Now the other side of the city is asking about him.
