Football Season Guide

Adana Demirspor

In


Edouard Michut (mid) Paris SG,

Out


Edouard Michut (sp)(mid) Paris SG-End of loan, Dorukhan Tokoz (sp)(mid), Emre Akbaba (r)(mid) Eyupspor, Stiven Mendoza (sp)(att) Leon, Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (r)(gk) Qarabag FK, Mustafa Kapi (mid) GMG Kastamonu, Hamza Jaganjac (att) NK Istra, Youcef Atal (sp)(def), Pape Abou Cisse (sp)(def), Mario Balotelli (sp)(att), Ismail Cokcalis (sp)(def) free agent,

Although Adana Demir made a great start to the last season as they were almost about to reach the group stage in UEFA Conference League, they failed to stretch it in charge of coach Patrick Kluivert. The departures of Cherif Ndiaye and Henry Onyekuru weakened the squad. Then the biggest problem appeared and did not leave them till the end: Bad finance. Since the whole team have not been paid for a long time, all players did not spend enough efforts in the league and it caused them face bad results immediately. The Dutch coach could stand it till December and then coach Hikmet Karaman was appointed savior. His efforts enabled the team to escape from the relegation. Ahead of the new season, new coach Michael Valkanis, who is former Ajax assistant coach, is up against the transfer ban. The club president believes that the current squad are capable of finishing at top 10 but the fans think that he is optimistic. They have already lost some important figures like Akbaba and Sari is also about to leave the team. In fact, they have to sell some important figures in order to close their debt and lift the ban. The truth is the current squad’s quality is not anything that makes the fans feel excited. Even if they solve it asap, they do not have time to see new faces adapt. Considering all of these, a tough season awaits the Australian coach.

Target


If they cannot lift their transfer ban till January, the survival should be their top priority. In order to use the current squad, the cup could be ignored.