Singo's return is delayed again
Wilfried Singo is still not ready. Galatasaray have played 7 official matches this season and Singo has featured in only 2 of them because of injury, and his comeback date has been pushed back once more (1). The defence keeps absorbing the cost: the last away trip ended Trabzonspor 4–0 Galatasaray on Saturday, September 19.
Van Dijk is the name in the rumour mill
Galatasaray have already started transfer work, and the claim doing the rounds is that Virgil van Dijk is on the list because of the problems in the back line (3). Nothing signed, nothing agreed. It is an idea being floated in the Turkish press, and it lands because everyone can see where the team is leaking.
Gündoğan's future is open, January is the window
İlkay Gündoğan's future at the club is uncertain, and a January exit is on the table (4). His contract runs out at the end of the season. Two first-team names are being talked about for January.
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Buruk is reworking the attack
Okan Buruk is planning changes in the forward line, and Yunus Akgün moving to the right wing is part of it (8). The plan is for after the international break, with the aim of putting a winning run together (8) (9).
A surprise in the front line
Buruk has a surprise move lined up in attack (5). One player's time at the club looks finished, with a spot in the squad being cut (9). No names confirmed yet on either front.
Kasimpasa are next
Your team's next confirmed match is at home to Kasimpasa on Friday, October 9 at 19:00 CEST. Galatasaray sit second in the Süper Lig on 13 points from 6 games, with a goal difference of +3.
Fan reactions
The talk in the subreddit is about Lucas Torreira turning up with bandages on his fingers, and what that says about who is actually fit enough to play right now. It is the same anxiety running through every thread this week: the squad is stretched, and the names keep dropping. Torreira with the bandages
