Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed was an absentee for Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray again in the league encounter with Trabzonspor on Wednesday. The Zamalek loanee missed out for the second game in a row as Galatasaray and Trabzonspor played out a 1-1 draw. Mostafa Mohamed is on loan at Galatasaray from Zamalek.

Mohamed joined Galatasaray on loan during the winter transfer window in January.

He began his career in the Turkish top flight with six goals in his first six league and cup games before the goals dried up. The Egyptian player has not scored for Galatasaray since he was the recipient of two goals against Erzurumspor two months ago (in February).

Premier League outfit Newcastle United want to sign Fenerbahce defender Attila Szalai in the summer. This is according to the various reports emanating from the Turkish media.

Last week, Turkish newspaper Takvim credited the Magpies with an interest in the 23-year-old Fenerbahce centre back. Another Turkish media outlet Blikk disclosed that other teams like Aston Villa, Napoli and Lazio are also keen on signing the defender.

The report from Blikk also revealed that Super Lig giants Fenerbahce have slapped the asking price of €25m on the Hungarian centre back. The fee would make him the most expensive player in the history of Hungarian football.

Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray are reportedly keen on signing Crystal Palace defender Patrick Van Aanholt on a free transfer this summer. The Daily Mail claimed that the club has already offered the Palace left-back a contract in the bid to snap him up ahead of other interested clubs like Arsenal.

The Gunners have been interested in the Dutch player since the exit of SeadKolasinac at the start of the January transfer window.

Leeds United defender Ezgjan Alioski is reportedly closing in on a move to Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray. This is according to the report from the stables of Turkish media outfit Milliyet.

It was revealed that the Leeds United player has turned down the offer of a new contract at the club and that the North Macedonia international is set to sign for Galatasaray. English journalist Graham Smyth didn’t corroborate the report from Milliyet as he said that Alioski is not on his way out of Leeds United in the summer as far as he knows.

Ex-Premier League player Kevin Philips has urged West Brom to keep GalatasarayloaneeMbayeNiangat the club if the Baggies suffer relegation from the Premier League this season. Senegalese international MbayeNiang has impressed in West Bromcolours since signing for the midlands club last month.

Mbaye Niang is on loan at West Brom from Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray for the rest of this season. Kevin Philips is a former Sunderland, Southampton and West Brom striker and he spoke about the Galatasarayloanee in a chat with West Brom news.

Stoke City boss Michael O’Neill has confirmed that Oghenekaro Etebo will not be coming back to the English outfit when the January transfer window opens. After struggling for form during his time with the Potters, the 25-year-old was loaned out to Galatasaray until the end of the season.

The Nigeria international was signed from Portuguese outfit Feirense back in 2018 for around £ 6.5 million. He has struggled to make any impact at the English outfit and he has been sent out on loan to Spanish outfit Getafe already. Now, he made the switch to Galatasaray in September with the loan deal agreed until the end of the season.

Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill has revealed that Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder OghenekaroEtebo will complete his loan deal at Turkish giants Galatasarayas he revealed that the player won't cut short his loan to return to the Potters prematurely.

Ex-Northern Ireland national team boss O'Neill spoke about OghenekaroEteboand the other Stoke City loaneesduring his pre-match press conference ahead of the visit of Premier League team Leicester City to the Britannia Stadium this weekend in the third round of the FA Cup.Leicester City are massive favourites ahead of their trip to face the Potters on Saturday afternoon.

Galatasaray are always expected to challenge for the Turkish Super League title every season and the current league campaign is no exception.

The Turkish giants have won two of the last three league titles and they are the second most successful team in this regard with 23 titles. Archrivals Fenerbahce are the most successful team in the history of Turkish league football (28 titles).

Turkish giants Galatasaray have extended their unbeaten run to six games in the league on the back of their convincing win over Hatayspor. Galatasaray beat their opponents 3-0 at home at the weekend to make it two consecutive victories in the Turkish Super League. Galatasaray have not tasted defeat in the league since the 2-1 loss at home to league leaders Alanyasportwo months ago.

Senegalese player Maye Diane continued his good form in front of goal with the first goal of the game with Transport in Istanbul on Saturday. His goal came on 32 minutes off an assist from Algerian international SofianeFeghouli and it was enough to give Galatasaray an half-time lead at the Turk Telecom Stadium. Diagne has now scored five goals in his last three games which is in stark contrast to last season when he scored just four goals in the league.

Galatasaray extended their wonderful form with a 3-0 victory over Hatayspor during the weekend. This was the fourth win in the last five matches for Fatih Terim’s men. The result managed to stretch the unbeaten run for the Turkish club to a very impressive six matches in all competitions. As a result, Galatasaray have been able to make decent progress in terms of climbing up the league table.

The club are now level on points with Alanyaspor, who have played a game less. Even though there continues to be a strong threat from Fenerbahce and Besiktas who are not far behind, Galatasaray are becoming increasingly confident about a positive campaign.