Fenerbahce Youngsters Muhammed Gumuskaya & Yusuf Mert Tunc Set To Join First Team For Pre-Season

Fenerbahce are set to promote 18-year-old midfielder Muhammed Gumuskaya and 18-year-old striker Yusuf Mert Tunc to the first-team for pre-season training a source close to the club revealed to Turkish-Football.

Tunc excelled for the U21 side last term scoring 22 goals in 27 games last term and Gumuskaya also impressed for the same side netting four times in 28 games.

Fenerbahce are currently in a transition phase following Ali Koc replacing Aziz Yildirim as club president after a 20-year spell in charge.

Koc appointed Damien Comolli as sporting director and brought in sweeping changes.

Part of the new policy is a reform of the academy and integrating players into the first team.

Head coach Ersun Yanal is also keen on bringing through the brightest stars from the youth sides.

Tunc and Gumuskaya will be given the chance to prove themselves over the summer before Yanal decided whether he feels they are ready for a first-team campaign.

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Fenerbahce have their hands tied in the transfer market this summer due to FFP.

The Yellow Canaries must sell players in order to make signings as part of their agreement with FFP.

Tunc and Gumuskaya could prove a solution to the current crisis and would mark a radical shift in policy at the club.