10.05.2025 16:20
Bad news keeps coming for Altay, a historic club in Turkish football that has been relegated from the TFF 2nd League to the 3rd League. Altay, which is going through difficult times both administratively and financially and has a transfer ban, may see over 10 players become free agents and leave the team. In this context, the İzmir representative faces the risk of competing in the league next season with young players due to the ban.
In TFF 2. Lig Beyaz Grup, Altay, which was relegated and returned to 3. Lig after 8 years, is still facing turmoil. The historic club of Turkish football is confronted with a new danger.
THEY MAY LOSE MOST OF THEIR PLAYERS
With a transfer ban in place, the new management team, which will take office on May 28, will work hard to prevent the squad from falling apart. At the İzmir representative, 7 players whose contracts will expire at the end of the month will have the right to become free agents. There is also a possibility that young players who were raised in the youth academy and have not signed professional contracts may leave the club. Unable to strengthen its squad, Altay is facing the risk of competing with its young players in the new season.
EXPERIENCED PLAYERS' CONTRACTS ARE EXPIRING
In the black-and-white team, experienced players Yusuf Tekin, Ali Kızılkuyu, Deniz Kadah, Ege Parmaksız, Mehmet Gündüz, Murat Uluç, and Onur Efe will see their contracts expire on May 31. It has been reported that young players like Yunus Efe Sarıkaya, Salih Oktay, Mehmet Nur Kaymaz, and Emre Tangeldi, who have been part of the first team with amateur licenses and have regularly had playing time, may leave the club. Before the new season in which they will compete in 3. Lig, Altay is at risk of losing more than 10 players, and activity will begin after the congress.