With another exciting weekend of football ahead we take a look at how our Turkish players abroad will fare in Europe this weekend.
Mesut Ozil
Mesut Özil will miss Arsenal’s clash with Newcastle due to a knee injury he sustained during training. The Germany international missed three months of football last season with a knee injury .
.@MesutOzil1088 misses today’s game with a minor knee injury #NUFCvAFC pic.twitter.com/hydGFExr7S
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 29, 2015
Arda Turan
Arda Turan returned to Turkey to continue treatmetn on his foot. The 28-year-old has been called up to Turkey’s national team. The former Atletico Madrid man extended break continues this weekend due to Barcelona’s transfer ban.
Gokhan Inler
Gokhan Inler has been included in Leicester City’s squad which faces the newly promoted Bournemouth this weekend. The Switzerland international could start for the Foxes despite only signing last week.
Emre Can
Emre Can impressed during last weekend’s clash with Arsenal and is expected to retain his place in Liverpool’s starting line-up when they take on West Ham United.
Nadir Çiftçi
Nadir Çiftçi will miss yet another Premier League game for Celtic due to his five-game suspension.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu was in sublime form during Bayer Leverkusen’s victory over Lazio in the UEFA Champions League qualification tie and is expected to start against league champions Bayern Munich.
Bilal Basaçikoglu
Bilal Basaçikoglu is expected to keep his place in Feyenoord’s starting line-up against rivals PSV this weekend.
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