Talisca is gone, off to Al-Jazira
Anderson Talisca has left the club by mutual agreement and signed for Al-Jazira in the UAE (1) (7) (8) (9). The Brazilian leaves reluctantly, the split was not his first choice (1). "Playing with the gajo is different," he said of his time alongside Cristiano Ronaldo (1).
Why he had to go
This was not about form. The arrivals of Lukaku and Vedat Muriqi plus the foreign player limit pushed Talisca out of the squad (1). He was pulled from the list after those signings landed (1).
Livakovic says goodbye too
Dominik Livakovic has also left the club. "Fenerbahçe was a privilege for me," the goalkeeper wrote in his farewell (4).
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Oosterwolde out around three months
Jayden Oosterwolde has been through surgery on his hamstring tendon and faces roughly three months out (6). He was left off the UEFA list for the Champions League after the operation (6). The defender travelled to Rome for a medical but Roma did not finalise his signing (6).
Besiktas derby is tomorrow
The first big derby of the season lands Saturday at the Chobani Stadyumu (2) (10) (13). Ismail Kartal has handed special tasks to Kante and Guendouzi for the match (13). You sit 4th in the Super Lig with 6 points from 3 games.
Roma then follow in the Champions League
Five days after the derby, AS Roma come to Kadikoy for the opening match of the Champions League league phase on Thursday (11). Booking odds call it too close to split, with a draw the top tip (11).
The money side
The club has pulled in €32m in transfer fees from outgoing players (12). Those departures also cleared a heavy wage burden from the books (12).
Fan-reaktioner
Fans are split between two stories: the awkward sight of Marco Asensio being sat in front of a camera to deny surgery rumours, and the steady stream of departures. There is a weary tone about the club's own official statements, which came back-to-back before the Asensio video. Some supporters read it as the club managing the message rather than trusting the fans. See the thread
