Fenerbahçe top on with Turkish talent

Fenerbahçe SK have signed Kayserispor midfielder Mehmet Topuz and Gaziantepspor defender Bekir İrtegün, with the latter confident he can "cope with the pressure" after signing a four-year contract.

'Not afraid'
Bekir has joined the Istanbul side on a free transfer after playing 125 league games for the club he first joined as a trainee in 1999. The 25-year-old said: "I have enough self-confidence to cope with the pressure, so I am not afraid of anything." He will be joined at his new side by 16-times capped right-sided midfielder Mehmet Topuz, who has signed a three-year contract after Fenerbahçe paid a €5m fee for the 24-year-old in a deal which saw winger Gökhan Emreciksin move to Kayserispor. Fenerbahçe start their UEFA Europa League campaign in the third qualifying round.