Kasımpaşa first, training under Okan Buruk
Galatasaray are back on the grass, preparing for Kasımpaşa. Okan Buruk ran the session as the squad builds towards the Süper Lig week 7 meeting with Kasımpaşa at home on Friday, October 9, 19:00 CEST (8).
You sit second on 13 points from six games, with a goal difference of +3. Form reads W W L W L. The Trabzonspor trip ended 4–0 to Trabzonspor. That one still stings.
Icardi is not coming back, and Özbek wants an answer
President Dursun Özbek has shut the door. "Kalması için bir teklif yaptım. Onun beklentisi çok daha yukarılardaydı," he said, adding that Icardi is "bir ikon, bir nesli Galatasaraylı yapmış biri" (1)(2).
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He also brought Osimhen into it. The problem is not only the money, it is that you already have Osimhen (1). Two of them is not a squad, it is a wish.
Özbek says he is waiting on a reply about a farewell event for Icardi (1).
The claim that Icardi wanted to return surfaced after he left the club and could not find a new one (4). Özbek has denied it (2).
Barcelona at home on October 13
The Champions League league phase delivers Barcelona to Istanbul. Galatasaray host Barcelona on Tuesday, October 13, 21:00 CEST (3).
That is four days after Kasımpaşa. Your last European outing was the 3–1 loss at Sporting CP on September 9.
Kasımpaşa are unbeaten and not scared
Haris Hajradinovic says his side are coming for points. "6 maçta namağlup bir takımız, ona devam etmek istiyoruz," the Kasımpaşa man said. "Galatasaray, bu ligde en iyilerden biri ve deplasman. Galatasaray maçına en iyi şekilde hazırlanacağız. İnşallah puanlar almak istiyoruz" (5).
They have not lost in six. Friday is the test of whether that number survives you.
Kayode on the radar for 2027
Galatasaray are watching Michael Kayode. The plan would be a move in 2027, with Wilfried Singo also in the frame (7).
Treat this one as unconfirmed. Nothing is agreed.
Ercan Özer takes over the women's team
Ercan Özer is the new sporting director of the Galatasaray women's football team. The club confirmed it and wished him "başarılarla dolu bir kariyer" (6).
Fan reactions
The Icardi comments did the rounds on r/galatasaray, with fans latching onto Özbek's line that Osimhen already fills the striker slot and that a farewell is still pending. There is also quiet appreciation for Yunus, who came back from the national team game with a perfect passing record. A separate thread is tracking reporting on Yasin Kol and a requested arrest over match-fixing and incentive payments (thread).
