Article by Adrian Duţă – Published on Thursday, 01 January 2026, 16:51 / Updated on Thursday, 01 January 2026 17:07
Umit Akdag (22), Alanyaspor's central defender, is strongly wanted by Trabzonspor. After a first round of negotiations, the representatives of the two clubs will sit down again.
The former player of the Romanian U21 national team is particularly wanted by Fatih Tekke, the coach of Trabzonspor, who would have conveyed to the club's management that they must buy Akdag. Umit was on the list for the 2022 champion even before the suspension of the competition in Turkey.
Negotiations between Trabzonspor and Alanyaspor for the transfer of Umit Akdag
“Trabzonspor want to make a domestic transfer in defense and Umit Akdag is the first name on the list. Coach Fatih Tekke has asked the management to sign the 22-year-old defender.
Alanyaspor asked too much for Umit Akdag, but Trabzonspor won't give up. Those from the club management will sit down again with the representatives of Alanyaspor in the following days”, wrote the Turks from 61saat.com.
Akdag would play immediately at Trabzonspor, which has defensive personnel problems
If the transfer to Trabzon were to materialize, Akdag would have a good chance to be an immediate starter, due to the staff problems of the former Super Lig champion.
Stefan Savic will be absent for two months due to an injury, while Baniya was operated on and will not play in the next period either.
Thus, Trabzonspor only has Serdar Saatci and Batagov available. The Turkish championship resumes on January 17. Trabzon is in 3rd place, below Galatasaray and Fenerbache.
Umit Akdag, Alanyaspor main man
Returning to Alanyaspor in the summer, after his loan to Toulouse, Umit Akdag instantly established himself as a starter in the team where Ianis Hagi also plays.
The left-footed stopper, who can also play in the middle, has 15 appearances in the Super Lig this season. He scored a goal and provided an assist in the Turkish championship. He has 3 games in the Cup as well.
10 matcheshas Umit Akdag for Romania U21, being a starter at EURO 2025
Umit still has a contract with Alanyaspor until 2028. Throughout his career, he also played for Goztepe and Toulouse. Born in Bucharest, players with Turkish parents were also in the FCSB academy, then he went to Chelsea, and in 2017 he arrived in Alanya.
Akdag is also eligible for the Turkish and Romanian national teams. Although he would prefer to play for the Turks at the senior level, he has not yet been called up to the senior team, so the FRF still has hopes of convincing him to play for Romania at the senior level as well.
Umit Akdag, in black, is on Trabzonspor's list/ photo Imago Images
