Transfer of 9 stoppers from Fenerbahçe in 2.5 years! – Last minute Fenerbahce news

Fenerbahçe has attracted attention with the stopper transfers made in the last 2.5 years. The yellow-dark blue players, who recently added 22-year-old Hungarian defender Attila Szalai to his squad, had difficulty in making a point to the center-back area during this period.

With the arrival of Ali Koç as the club president in June 2018, the yellow-dark blue people, who were at the head of the team, Phillip Cocu, Ersun Yanal and Erol Bulut, who wanted to reinforce the defense, added 9 center players in the last 6 transfer period.

Fenerbahçe, who held Serdar Aziz, Zanka and Sadık Çiftpınar at the beginning of the season and later added Marcel Tisserand-Mauricio Lemos to these players, parted ways with Zanka.

Having spent the remaining part of the new season with Marcel Tisserand, Mauricio Lemos, Serdar Aziz and Sadık Çiftpınar in defense, the yellow-dark blue team couldn’t get the contribution they expected from the stopper position, and they needed to reinforce this region in the transfer.

With the move of Attila Szalai, the yellow-blue team signed a contract with 9 stoppers in the last 6 transfer periods.

AT LEAST 1 STOPER IN EVERY TRANSFER PERIOD

Fenerbahçe management reinforced the stopper in all of the 6 transfer periods he spent during his duty.

In the process that started with the election of Ali Koç and his team to management, the first transfer period was the 2018-2019 season.

Fenerbahçe, who brought Diego Reyes to the defense during the summer transfer period of the season in question, included Sadık Çiftpınar and Serdar Aziz in the interim transfer period.

Despite the reinforcements, the yellow-dark blue people, who could not get the contribution they wanted from the defense, tried to strengthen this region with Adil Rami and Zanka at the beginning of the 2019-2020 season and with Simon Falette during the intermediate transfer period.

Fenerbahçe, which has 2 Turkish and 4 foreign defenders in the said 4 transfer periods, did not include foreign defenders in the squad before this season.

In order to start the season with a strong team, the yellow-dark blue players, who made important transfers, strengthened the defense with Marcel Tisserand and Mauricio Lemos, but made the first move in the defensive position by adding Attila Szalai to their colors during the intermediate transfer period.

REYES AND RAMI STAY AWAY FROM EXPECTATIONS

Adil Rami, who was transferred at the beginning of last season with Diego Reyes, one of the stoppers who joined the squad in Fenerbahçe in the 2018-2019 season, remained far from expectations.

Reyes was loaned to Spanish club Leganes at halftime after playing 8 league matches during the 2018-2019 season. The Mexican player then transferred to his country’s Tigres team.

The French stopper Adil Rami, who also holds the title of World Cup champion, could not enter the technical delegation’s eyes. In the first half of last season, Rami was able to play only one game in the Super League and stay on the field for 45 minutes.

ZANKA FALLED EARLY

The Danish backer Zanka, who was transferred from Huddersfield Town team of England at the beginning of last season, failed to perform and was hired to Germany’s Fortuna Dusseldorf team at half-time.

The 30-year-old stopper, who was criticized for his critical mistakes despite being in the top 11 for 14 times in the league last season, retired to the bench in the last games of the first half.

Zanka was loaned to Denmark’s Copenhagen team earlier this season.

IN FALET, IT WAS NOT ENOUGH

Simon Falette, who was included in the squad from Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt team at the halftime of last season in Fenerbahçe, failed to stay in the team.

In the second half of last season, Falette, who could not play with the same names in a row due to the lack of defensive players, was not considered for the new season.

SERDAR AZIZ AND SADIK ÇİFTPINAR SUCCEEDED TO STAY IN THE TEAM

Fenerbahçe has received the most contribution from local football players in the stopper region recently.

Despite the fact that many foreign players were transferred to the position in yellow and blue, local players displayed a more stable image.

After terminating his contract with Galatasaray, Serdar, who was transferred to Fenerbahçe in January 2019, was one of the most trusted names of the technical delegation until this time, despite having injury problems.

Sadık Çiftpınar, who joined the team in the same transfer period as Serdar, managed to keep form and find a chance to form despite the serious injury he suffered.

LEMOS’S STATUS CRITICAL

Mauricio Lemos, who joined the squad in Fenerbahçe before the new season, fell short of expectations.

The Uruguayan stopper, whose transfer has been spoken for a long time and joined the team with great hopes, has had difficulty in wearing the form lately.

Lemos’ name is among the players who are considered to be sent frequently in recent days.

49 TRANSFERS IN THE PERIOD OF ALİ KOÇ

Fenerbahçe has made a total of 49 players transferred so far, with Ali Koç as the club president.

Fenerbahçe, who had the 6th transfer period with President Koç, made 16 transfers in the 2018-2019 season. The yellow-dark blue team, who added 14 names to their squad last season, entered this season with 18 transfers.

Fenerbahçe made its 49th transfer under President Ali Koç with the inclusion of Attila Szalai in the staff.