Turkey have announced their 30-man provisional squad for Euro 2020.
Turkey have announced their 30-man preliminary squad for Euro next month, which will be reduced to 26 at the end of this month.
The Crescent-Stars are one of the exciting teams to watch out for due to their recent form and also the number of talents they possess in their squad.
Liverpool defender Ozan Kabak and Leicester City’s Carlos Soyuncu, who recently won the FA Cup, will lead the defence while Trabzonspor’s Ugurcan Cakir is expected to be the primary goalkeeper. Juventus outcast Merih Demiral has also been called up, but it remains to be seen whether he could be a regular in the squad.
Lille duo Yusuf Yazici and Burak Yilmaz will play an integral part for Turkey in the Euros as they have been instrumental to the French club’s success in Ligue 1 this season. Yilmaz, despite 35, has been a lethal striker, garnering 15 goals in Ligue 1, since he has been with the Ligue 1 leaders. Yazici has been considered one of the best young midfielders in Europe as he has 14 goals and 5 assists to his name in all competitions.
Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan is a player to keep your eyes on as he continues to be one of the best players in Super Lig.
Turkey’s Euro 2020 provisional squad
Here is the 30-man provisional squad list.
Goalkeeper
Mert Gunok (Istanbul Basaksehir), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Gokhan Akkan (Caykur Rizespor), Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce)
Defenders
Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Merih Demiral (Juventus), Zeki Celik (Lille), Umut Meras (Le Havre), Ozan Kabak (Liverpool), Ridvan Yilmaz (Beşiktaş), Mert Muldur (Sassuolo)
Midfielders
Abdülkadir Ömür (Trabzonspor), Cengiz Ünder (Leicester), Efecan Karaca (Alanyaspor), Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce), Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion), Yusuf Yazici (Lille), Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Dorukhan Tokoz (Besiktas), Orkun Kokcu (Feyenoord), Halil Akbunar (Goztepe), Mahmut Tekdemir (İstanbul Başakşehir), Taylan Antalyalı (Galatasaray)
Forwards
Burak Yilmaz (Lille), Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu (Galatasaray), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Enes Unal (Getafe), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Galatasaray)
