The Senegal Football Federation and Galatasaray experienced a deadlock regarding Ismail Jakobs. Following Jakobs' appearance in the starting eleven for the Alanyaspor match, despite not being sent to the national team due to injury, a statement was released by the Senegal Football Federation. GALATASARAY SAID "HE GOT INJURED"The Senegal Football Federation stated, "The Senegal Football Federation would like to announce to the public that last Friday and Saturday, the club doctor of Galatasaray informed that player Ismail Jakobs got injured and would not be able to participate in the Senegal national team, and that MRI scans supported this information. Following this information, the Federation announced on their social networks that the player was removed from the squad due to concerns for the player's health," it was stated. "HE PLAYED 90 MINUTES IN THE LEAGUE MATCH"The statement continued, "However, the Federation followed up that Ismail Jakobs was fielded by his club Galatasaray in the league match on Sunday and played the entire match. In light of this situation, the Senegal Football Federation requested the immediate sending of the player to the national team so that he could experience the honor of being called up," it was stated. "HE RETURNED TO THE NATIONAL TEAM"In the final part of the statement, it was mentioned, "Jakobs, who is not related to this situation, left Istanbul and returned to the national team on Monday morning to start training. Abdou Aziz Ndiaye will continue to remain in the squad despite the presence of Ismail Jakobs," it was stated. GALATASARAY PERFORMANCEIsmail Jakobs was loaned from the French team Monaco at the beginning of the season with a purchase option of 8 million euros. The 25-year-old left-back has played a total of 6 matches with the yellow-reds, spending 523 minutes on the field, contributing 1 assist in these matches.
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