Sergen Yalçın Takes Action for Mert Kömür and Oğuzhan Özyakup

Sergen Yalçın, who took over the Turkish national team after parting ways with Vincenzo Montella, has accelerated his work ahead of the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches. The 53-year-old coach has taken the first steps to expand the coaching staff and broaden the national team's player pool.

According to a report by Ertan Süzgün, Yalçın and his team have moved to bring Augsburg's Mert Kömür into the national team. It was recorded that the coaching staff has held talks with the player. It was also recalled that when Yalçın was in charge of Beşiktaş, he wanted the same player transferred, but the deal did not happen because Augsburg demanded a high transfer fee.

Coming through the club's youth system and moving up to the senior team in the summer of 2023, Mert Kömür has played 2,656 minutes in 66 matches for Augsburg. In those games he has scored 6 goals and provided 5 assists. The 21-year-old number 10 has also played 35 times for Germany's youth national teams and scored 9 goals.

Meanwhile, it was stated that Yalçın wants Oğuzhan Özyakup to take on a role in the national team's European setup. If Özyakup takes up this position, he is expected to play an active role in tracking young players of Turkish origin who play in Europe and in the process of bringing them into the national team.