Ilkay Gündogan is currently in crisis. After Galatasaray’s defeat in Portugal in their Champions League opener, there has been a barrage of fierce criticism.
Leroy Sane’s adventure in Turkey has hit a significant stumbling block, with the former Manchester City star reportedly expressing his dissatisfaction to club officials. Despite Galatasaray's unbeaten start to the 2026-27 campaign, the German international has seen his status within the squad plummet following a high-profile summer recruitment drive.
There is unrest at Galatasaray over Leroy Sane. According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, the international is unhappy with his playing time and has apparently also been considering a departure.
Why Leroy Sane is often viewed critically in Germany is something Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk cannot understand at all. Above all, he says it is completely unfounded to identify Sane as one of those chiefly responsible for the Germany national team’s World Cup fiasco.
Julian Nagelsmann has included Leroy Sané in Germany's World Cup squad despite feeling that his goal tally is "insufficient". The manager values the 30-year-old's intangible attributes more highly—qualities that Said El Mala does not possess.
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