The women's team leaves the tie open
Real Sociedad 2–0 Fenerbahçe arsaVev in the UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 first leg (5). Two goals down, one game to fix it. The second leg at home is now the whole season for this side.
No coach yet, and the names keep growing
İsmail Kartal is gone and nobody has replaced him. The board contacted Vincenzo Montella and Abdullah Avcı (3). Aykut Kocaman has come to the fore as a leading candidate (3).
President Aziz Yıldırım's priority is a foreign coach, and he is holding two names he has kept secret (1). Montella, Nagelsmann and Mendilibar are all on the agenda (3).
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Avcı's only condition is the title
Abdullah Avcı has spoken to Fenerbahçe officials by phone. No salary demands, no contract-length demands (6). His single condition is the championship (6). He is 63.
The fans are losing patience with the process
Hürriyet's Ufuk Kaan Karacan put it bluntly: "Kulübe, saltanat kürsüsü değildir!" A club is not a throne for a sultanate (4). That line is landing because the search has dragged on with no appointment.
Fenerbahçe moving first for Brahim Diaz
Talks have started with Brahim Diaz's entourage over a January move (2). The Real Madrid winger is out of contract in June, and Juventus and Roma are also circling (2). Getting in early is the whole point here.
A French midfielder is being shown the door
Fenerbahçe plan to make it easy for January offers to arrive for their French midfielder (7). Nothing signed, but the exit is being prepared.
Goztepe at home on Saturday
Süper Lig, Saturday 31 October at 17:00 CET against Goztepe. You sit fifth on 16 points from nine games, goal difference +15, and the form reads W L W D L after the 2–1 derby defeat at Galatasaray on Monday (26 October). Liverpool come to town in the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November at 18:45 CET.
Fan reactions
Galatasaray fans are still enjoying the derby, with one thread using Victor Osimhen's Team of the Week 7 card as the excuse to relive his man-of-the-match display against Fenerbahçe. The mood across the rivalry is exactly what you would expect after a 2–1 win. Thread
