The Galatasaray Courier
Match15 Aug 2026
Galatasaray run riot against Kasimpasa
4‑1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Market17 Aug 2026
Business is business: Wilfried Singo goes
Olympique Lyonnais paid $23.8M and Galatasaray took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Market17 Aug 2026
Galatasaray turn down Spartak Moscow for Lucas Torreira
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Leroy Sané moves on
Fortuna Düsseldorf pay $14.2M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
El Chadaille Bitshiabu pops up at the right end — 7.35
7.35, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
1 academy graduates step up at Galatasaray
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Galatasaray
Noa Lang and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Galatasaray supporters have found a favourite in El Chadaille Bitshiabu
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. El Chadaille Bitshiabu has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Halil Unal joins the Galatasaray first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Halil Unal is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Noa Lang
- Player ratings Lucas Torreira was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings One of those days for Roland Sallai