Kocaelispor at home, and a record Okan Buruk wants to fix
Galatasaray host Kocaelispor on Sunday at 19:00 CEST in Süper Lig week 5 (2). Selçuk İnan's side are the one opponent Okan Buruk has not beaten in the league. Two matches last season, one draw, one defeat (1).
That is the story of the day. A reigning champion sitting second on 10 points, playing at home against a team it could not take down.
The Sporting defeat still stings
Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray on Wednesday, and Buruk has responded. Changes are coming to the starting XI, with a star name dropping out of the shirt (3) (6). The priority is simple: win in front of your own crowd and get the mood back (3).
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Gündogan among three names on the winter exit list
Ilkay Gündogan is one of three players reportedly heading for the door in January. Kaan Ayhan and Wilfried Singo are the other two (4). Gündogan has barely played this season, and a German report says he is looking at MLS or Saudi Arabia (4). Journalist Ibrahim Seten is the name attached to the report.
Icardi talks back on
There is a second round of talks coming over an Icardi return. He left when his Galatasaray contract ran out, spoke to various clubs, and agreed with nobody (7).
Trabzonspor are waiting, at full strength
Your next league trip is to Trabzonspor on Saturday, September 19 at 19:00 CEST. Coach Hüseyin Çimşir has already made his intentions clear after their loss to TÜMOSAN Konyaspor: "En iyi kadroyla, en iyi halimizde hazırlanacağız." His best squad, in their best form (5) (8).
Bruma is a free agent
Benfica have parted ways with Bruma, the Portuguese winger who has worn both Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe shirts (9). He is on the market.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/galatasaray is split between the Kocaelispor countdown and the Sporting post-mortem. One post lays out the Buruk stat precisely: 25 of 26 repeat opponents beaten in the league, Kocaelispor the only one left standing. Others are digging into a detailed tactical breakdown of what went wrong against Sporting. A Hagi goal from 26 years ago is doing the rounds too, because it always does. Join the Kocaelispor discussion
