Transfer news from İsmail Kartal: 'It could happen at any moment'

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Fenerbahçe head coach İsmail Kartal, whose team defeated Samsunspor 2-0 away on matchday 3 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, said, "Against a strong team like Samsunspor, we could have won by a much larger margin today." The experienced coach also spoke about transfers.

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İsmail Kartal, head coach of Fenerbahçe, who defeated Samsunspor 2-0 away in the 3rd week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, stated that they could have won by a much larger margin today against a strong team like Samsunspor.

Speaking after the match played at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, Kartal stated that Samsunspor is a good, hard-running team. Explaining that Samsunspor has a playing philosophy, Kartal said: "We analyzed the Samsunspor team well. They are a good team, a hard-running team, a team that tries to produce in an attacking sense to win matches. They have a playing philosophy. We identified these aspects as well. We also needed to display a game plan and develop a strategy. We executed these very well. We found the goal in the first half, but we could have scored many more goals. Because we couldn't commit enough numbers forward in the box in certain situations, we couldn't score enough goals. We only managed one goal, but we created a lot of goalscoring opportunities."

Pointing out that they scored the second goal early in the second half by exploiting Oğuz's speed and dribbling, Kartal said: "After scoring the second goal, we slowed the tempo down a bit to control and finish the game this way, while playing to score a third or fourth if possible. In the end, I am very happy to win 2-0 here against a team like Samsunspor. I congratulate my players."

Noting that the team is embracing the playing philosophy more with each passing day, Kartal continued: "They are also enjoying it. They have bought into this system... They themselves are very happy. Both our game and the players are developing. They have started to adapt to this style of play. As the coaching staff, this pleases us. My players are also very pleased. They see this development themselves. They enjoy the football they play during the match. They express this themselves in the feedback meetings we hold during the week. In the end, against a strong team like Samsunspor, we could have won by a much larger margin today. But ultimately, I am happy that we won."

Explaining that work on transfers is ongoing, Kartal said: "Transfers could happen at any moment. Ultimately, if we can, we can make an under-23 transfer. Other than that, our squad is already full. Under normal circumstances, we cannot transfer a player. However, if we can, we can make an under-23 transfer. Our board and president are working on this."

Highlights

• Tournament: Süper Lig
• Related clubs: Fenerbahçe, Samsunspor
• News type: Transfer
• Certainty: The source did not state the official status of the development.

Source

This news article was compiled from information obtained from Sözcü (published: August 31, 2026 00:26).

Original news: Sözcü