09.08.2026 20:10
Galatasaray management is preparing to strengthen the midfield by signing Rodrigo Mora from Porto on loan and Aleksey Batrakov from Lokomotiv Moscow for a transfer fee of approximately 25 million Euros. The player chosen by head coach Okan Buruk will sign the official contract.
Galatasaray, who stepped up a gear during the transfer period, has reached a critical stage in the number 10 reinforcement that fans have been eagerly awaiting. President Dursun Özbek and his administration have reached agreements with two important names in the talks they have been conducting to strengthen the midfield.
DURSUN ÖZBEK'S MOVE FOR MORA AND BATRAKOV
The yellow-red management has come to the final point in the transfers of Porto's young talent Rodrigo Mora and Aleksey Batrakov, who wears the Lokomotiv Moscow jersey. It has been learned that, in line with the talks held, an agreement was reached with Portuguese club Porto on a loan model, and with Russian representative Lokomotiv Moscow on a transfer fee of approximately 25 million Euros.
OKAN BURUK WILL MAKE THE DECISION
The Dursun Özbek administration, which left the table shaking hands on the transfer conditions of both players, left the final choice to Technical Director Okan Buruk. In line with the evaluation and preference the experienced coach will make between the two players, Galatasaray will sign the official contract with the chosen name.