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“We Had High Hopes But Substituted Osimhen to Avoid Injury” – Buruk
Galatasaray’s manager, Okan Buruk, has explained why he decided to substitute Victor Osimhen during their UEFA Europa League play-off clash against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night.
With his team trailing 2-0 after 55 minutes, Osimhen sparked hope by scoring just a minute later. Roland Sallai then leveled the score in the 70th minute, but Galatasaray was still behind on aggregate.
Despite the urgency of the game, Buruk made the surprising decision to take Osimhen off in the final 10 minutes. He later clarified that the move was to protect the striker from injury, especially since Álvaro Morata was already sidelined.
“It wasn’t the result we wanted. We had high hopes, and if we had scored the first goal earlier, the game could have gone differently,” Buruk said. “A few players performed well, but as a team, we were below our usual standard.”
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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