Belgian FA data got the Lukaku deal done
Fenerbahçe signed Romelu Lukaku after the Belgian FA shared his physical data with the club. The data reassured Fenerbahçe about the striker's fitness (1). That is the detail behind a deal that otherwise looked hard to close.
Kartal has a plan for Lukaku in the break
İsmail Kartal has started a special programme for Lukaku during the international break. Lukaku joined in the summer window and has not scored yet (4).
Your last league game was 8–0
Fenerbahçe 8–0 Eyupspor on Sunday, September 20. That is the biggest result of the season so far and it ended a run of one win in four. You sit sixth on 10 points from six games, with a goal difference of +10. The form line reads W L D D W.
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€222 million on 14 players
Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor paid €222 million for 14 players over the last five years (6). That is the price of the big four's foreign transfer business.
Fenerbahçe in for a 21-year-old, Galatasaray too
Fenerbahçe have moved for a 21-year-old star during the international break, and Galatasaray are also chasing him (11). Unconfirmed so far.
Basketball: the cup is in the cabinet again
Fenerbahçe Tarfin beat Beşiktaş 72–59 in the 39th Presidential Cup final at Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu (10). Sarunas Jasikevicius said Beşiktaş are always hard to play and that his team got the cup even after struggling in the second half (2). Wade Baldwin: "We started the season with a trophy again" (7). Onuralp Bitim: "We are always hungry" (8). Captain Melih Mahmutoğlu says three more trophies are the target (5).
