Okan Buruk has announced his departure! Zaha is returning to the Premier League.

In the opening match of the 2024-2025 season in the Trendyol Super League, a surprising development occurred regarding Wilfried Zaha, who is the subject of discussion about his future in Galatasaray, which faced Hatayspor at home.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE MATCH SQUAD

According to Nevzat Dindar's report, Wilfried Zaha was not included in the squad for the Hatayspor match due to progress in transfer negotiations. It was stated that this decision was made due to possible injuries.

REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH HIS FORMER TEAM

It was stated that the experienced player, who is one of the controversial names in Galatasaray and whose departure from the team is a matter of time, has reached an agreement with his former club, Crystal Palace, an English Premier League team, and that the clubs are waiting for the completion of the agreement.

STATEMENT FROM GALATASARAY ABOUT ZAHA

Eray Yazgan, the General Secretary of the Galatasaray Board of Directors, spoke about the rumors of Wilfried Zaha's departure, saying, "We have been champions for two years. There is interest in our players as well. We leave options that are beneficial to both the players and us. Our coach emphasized 3 positions to us. We have brought players to 3 areas that no one will argue about. The transfer period is still ongoing. Depending on the incoming and outgoing players and the performance of the players, we can make opportunistic transfers. Erden Timur worked hard in Florya for the past two years. He also said something. Football intelligence is collective intelligence. Galatasaray is also managed in this way. Wilfried Zaha is a player who is of interest to leading clubs in Europe."

CONFIRMED BY OKAN BURUK

Okan Buruk, the Galatasaray coach, made statements about Zaha's future before the Hatayspor match, saying, "Wilfried Zaha had recent transfer negotiations. He is a player who wants to return to the Premier League. The player does not want to risk himself. We talked to him and decided that he will not be in the squad."

WHAT HAPPENED?

After the match where Galatasaray lost 5-0 to Beşiktaş in the Super Cup, coach Okan Buruk said about Zaha, "When we were down to 10 men, I called Zaha to my side. I told him that Barış should move to right back and that we should line up in a 4-3-2 formation. I told him personally. After he left, he said something different to them. Barış couldn't move to right back. Kerem moved to center back. I wanted to get involved in the confusion there. Players can misunderstand when you give them a task. We make quick decisions. We were an attacking team in terms of formation. We played with two wingers and two forwards. They couldn't convey the formation properly. We talked to him about it. In the meantime, we conceded goals."

Wilfried Zaha, who started the Super Cup match against Beşiktaş on the bench and entered the game in the 75th minute, replacing Lucas Torreira when the team was 2-0 behind, made a striking move after Buruk's statement by darkening his profile photo on Instagram.