The Trabzonspor Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Trabzonspor say no — this time
The offer from Galatasaray for Batista Mendy was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Trabzonspor plan ahead with Cristian Ferraresi from Llaneros
The most awkward business a club does is signing tomorrow's answer while today's is still in the building. Cristian Ferraresi comes from Llaneros for exactly that purpose, and the handover will not be discussed publicly by anybody.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Paul Onuachu signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Paul Onuachu commits to Trabzonspor for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Trabzonspor
Ernest Muçi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sidny Lopes Cabral falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Melih Kabasakal again
The phone has started ringing about Melih Kabasakal again, and this time the name on the line is Fatih Karagumruk. Trabzonspor are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- Market Istanbulspor expected to open talks for Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik
- Squad Paul Onuachu knocks on the manager’s door
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Ismaily