Tag: Besiktas

  • Chelsea agree partnership deal with Besiktas

    Chelsea agree partnership deal with Besiktas

    Premier League giants Chelsea have reached an agreement with Besiktas that could involve players being loaned out to the Turkish side. The agreement, which involves close co-operation between the first teams and academies as well as training support and join scouting projects, may also see some of the London clubs young stars heading to Turkey…

  • Alexis strike sends Arsenal through to CL group stage

    Alexis strike sends Arsenal through to CL group stage

    Alexis Sanchez scored the only goal of the tie to send Arsenal through to the Champions League knockout stages over Besiktas. The North London side started the play-off first leg well and saw the likes of Alex Oxlade Chamberlan and Santi Cazorla both come close, causing Turkish side Besiktas all sorts of problems. It was…

  • Besiktas boss Bilic confident of beating Arsenal

    Besiktas boss Bilic confident of beating Arsenal

    Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic is confident his side can move past Arsenal and progress to the Champions League group stage on Wednesday night. The Turkish club held the Gunners to a goalless draw in last week’s play off first leg but rued a number of missed chances from former Chelsea striker Demba Ba. However, former…

  • 10-man Arsenal held by Besiktas

    10-man Arsenal held by Besiktas

    Aaron Ramsey was sent off for Arsenal as they were held on Turkey by Besiktas in the first leg of their Champions League tie. The home side almost made a good start when former Chelsea man Demba Ba attempted to lob Wojciech Szczesny straight from kick-off, but the his effort was saved by the Polish…

  • Cazorla: Turkish atmosphere cannot affect us

    Cazorla: Turkish atmosphere cannot affect us

    Santi Cazorla has warned his Arsenal team-mates to ignore the atmosphere as they face Besiktas in the Champions League on Tuesday. Arsene Wenger’s side face Turkish side Besiktas on Tuesday night as they aim to qualify for the Champions League group stages, but Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla has warned his team-mates to ignore the atmosphere…

  • Chelsea reject blasts old club for being too image-conscious

    Chelsea reject blasts old club for being too image-conscious

      Demba Ba has blasted his old club Chelsea for being a team who favours ‘big names’ rather than statistics but insists he did not regret the short time he spent with the west Londoners following his move from Newcastle last year. The former Chelsea striker, who completed his summer transfer to Turkish side Besiktas,…

  • Barcelona winger looks set to join Besiktas

    Barcelona winger looks set to join Besiktas

    Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay looks set to leave the club after discussing a move to Turkish club Besiktas. Arriving at the Camp Nou in 2010, Ibrahim Afellay was highly dubbed a similar player to that of former Barcelona man Marc Overmars but his time with the Catalan club has been hit with injuries, restricting his…

  • Besiktas close in on Ba deal

    Besiktas close in on Ba deal

    Besiktas are close to signing Chelsea striker Demba Ba after agreeing an £8m deal, Football Express News understands. The Senegalese striker is widely-expected to depart west London this summer after seeing boss Jose Mourinho snap up £32m hitman Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid to spark an overhaul of his strikeforce. The Turkish giants had originally planned…