The Hatayspor Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Chandrel Massanga asks to leave Hatayspor
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Funsho Bamgboye signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Funsho Bamgboye and Hatayspor agree another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hatayspor lose Atakan Özenir
25 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market3 Aug 2026
Hatayspor and Tarık Çetin are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Demir Sarıcalı's contract
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market3 Aug 2026
Cenk Doğan is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hatayspor has been clear about where Cenk Doğan stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Squad Chandrel Massanga asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Recep Burak Yılmaz handed the armband