Football Season Guide

Besiktas JK

In


Felix Uduokhai (def) Augsburg; Orkun Kokcu (mid) Feyenoord; Tammy Abraham (att) AS Roma – on loan; Joao Mario (att) Benfica; David Jurasek (def) Benfica – on loan

Out


Jackson Muleka (sp)(att) Al-Kholood; Onur Bulut (sp)(def) Basaksehir; Felix Uduokhai (r)(def) Augsburg – end of loan; Joao Mario (r)(def) Benfica – end of loan. Ciro Immobile (r)(att) Bologna; Goktug Baytekin (gk) Sakaryaspor; Arthur Masuaku (r)(def) free agent.

No doubt that the fans were not satisfied with the last season as they finished the league in the 4th place, failed to see the next round in Europe and were eliminated in the quarter finals of the Turkish Cup. In this point, coach Ole Gunnar Solksjær feel the pressure on him ahead of the new season. Since he has builded this season’s squad, he does not have too much credit. The tie against S.Donetsk was forgivable because the fans also knew that their team were not ready yet as new arrivals had few time to train with the team but early fixtures in the league will be decisive on the Norwegian coach’s future. First of all, they filled the offensive leader role following the departure of Immobile and signed Tammy Abraham in. Last season, he has produced 10 goals & 7 assist following his crucial ligament injury. Left-back Jurasek did not impress following his loan move from Benfica. That is why they are searching for a new one. The fans were very satisfied with the signing of Orkun Kokcu who is also a good fan of Besiktas. They expect to see a great performance from him. After they signed Uduokhai in permanently, they seem allright at backline in numbers but they have lack quality as the tie against Shakhtar showed. It seems like they need more new faces to catch the quality of Galatasaray & Fenerbahce. They still have time to do it. If not, another miserable season and one more coach change await them.

Target


The 3rd place looks a realistic goal for them. If they aim at winning a trophy, the Turkish Cup looks the best way. Some exciting moments in Europe… Why not?