The Istanbulspor Gazette
Market31 Jul 2028
Vefa Temel hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Istanbulspor can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Istanbulspor
Mario Krstovski and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at Istanbulspor training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lucas Cândido is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Door shut on Luiz Otávio
Istanbulspor asked and Hatayspor said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
No hiding place for Henrique Rafael
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Henrique Rafael, and the manager let it.
Market31 Jul 2028
Taha İnce linked with a move away
The name of Taha İnce keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Istanbulspor say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
The manager makes Lucas Cândido a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Istanbulspor. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A season on the outside for Luis Lee
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Istanbulspor has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Hélder Maciel knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Hélder Maciel trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Squad Questions about İsa Doğan on the training pitch
- The dugout Vefa Temel keeps his manager's vote
- Match Nothing left to play for but pride at Istanbulspor