The 2025/26 Turkish Super Lig season is shaping up with a flurry of headline-grabbing transfers as Beşiktaş, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe race to strengthen their squads.
Orkun Kökçü up for Beşiktaş swap
Beşiktaş are closing in on a marquee signing with 24-year-old Turkish midfielder Orkun Kökçü set to depart Benfica.
A lifelong Beşiktaş fan, Kökçü has reportedly turned down affords from Europe’s elite – Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham, Inter Milan – and Saudi giants Al-Nassr to affix the Black Eagles.
Kökçü’s rise has been regular and spectacular: from Feyenoord (175 video games, 32 targets, 26 assists) to Benfica, the place he’s contributed 19 targets and 22 assists in 98 appearances.
Despite a 30 million euro-plus valuation ($35.1 million), Benfica demand as much as 40 million euros.
Beşiktaş president Serdal Adalı’s direct negotiations in Portugal point out the membership is exploring loan-to-buy and partial rights offers, aiming to finalize the switch quickly.
The midfielder’s fallout with Benfica coach Bruno Lage, highlighted in the course of the FIFA Club World Cup conflict with Auckland City, has accelerated his need to depart.
If sealed, Kökçü’s creativity and management will bolster Beşiktaş’s midfield, becoming a member of current signings David Jurasek and Tammy Abraham, signaling excessive ambitions below supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Victor Osimhen set to remain at Galatasaray
After an electrifying mortgage spell, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems to be poised to make his keep at Galatasaray everlasting.
The 26-year-old, Süper Lig’s Golden Boot winner with 37 targets in 41 matches, has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal price 16 million euros internet yearly, with Galatasaray able to set off Napoli’s 75 million euro launch clause.
Osimhen’s retention marks a serious coup for the Turkish champions, who additionally signed Leroy Sane this window.
While Napoli courts different affords, the participant’s choice for Istanbul has pushed the deal near completion, with bulletins anticipated quickly.
This focus has deprioritized Galatasaray’s earlier curiosity in Orkun Kökçü.
Goalkeeper search intensifies at Galatasaray
With veteran captain Fernando Muslera getting older gracefully at 39, Galatasaray is eyeing recent goalkeeping expertise.
Muslera stored 12 clear sheets in 36 video games final season however the membership’s ambition requires a long-term successor.
Targets embrace Fenerbahçe’s Dominik Livakovic – a troublesome acquisition given his kind and rival standing; Manchester United’s Altay Bayındır, a Turkish keeper aware of the Süper Lig; and Porto’s Diogo Costa, whose 45 million euro price ticket and Premier League curiosity make him a distant hope.
After a quiet falling-out with Barcelona following the arrival of Espanyol’s Joan Garcia, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has reportedly emerged as a possible goal for Galatasaray, although concrete particulars stay scarce.
The membership is prioritizing expertise and management between the posts, with no deal imminent however negotiations anticipated to warmth up.
Fenerbahçe’s daring pursuit of Marcus Rashford
Fenerbahçe has emerged as a shocking suitor for Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford, who struggled within the final Premier League season with simply eight targets.
Manager Jose Mourinho, aware of Rashford’s potential, is reportedly eager to reunite.
Despite excessive wages (15 million euros yearly) and a hefty switch payment demand (40 million euros), Fenerbahçe sees Rashford as a marquee addition to enhance current signings Jhon Duran and Alexis Sanchez.
The deal faces stiff competitors from Barcelona, PSG and Bayern Munich and stays speculative.
Meanwhile, Fenerbahçe solidified their protection by signing Milan Skriniar completely from PSG and prolonged Jayden Oosterwolde’s contract, signaling their willpower to problem Galatasaray and Beşiktaş for Süper Lig supremacy.
Source: www.dailysabah.com