The Galatasaray Courier
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
Galatasaray asked and Trabzonspor said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rafael Leão raises the bar for Galatasaray
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Galatasaray heard it as anything else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rafael Leão stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rafael Leão and Galatasaray agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Galatasaray
Victor Osimhen and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Galatasaray promote Serdar Under from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Serdar Under has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Galatasaray promote Ibrahim Celik from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ibrahim Celik has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Recep Tokoz joins the Galatasaray first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Recep Tokoz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Barış Alper Yılmaz asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Looking ahead10 Aug 2026
A reunion for Eren Elmalı
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Kasimpasa in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- Squad A wage question at Galatasaray
- Squad Alexey Batrakov still has not settled
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Galatasaray