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Galatasaray extends Metehan Baltacı’s contract through 2029
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Galatasaray extends Metehan Baltacı’s contract through 2029

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Galatasaray extended 23-year-old center-back Metehan Baltacı’s contract by one year, through 2029, and notified the Turkish Football Federation.
  • Baltacı joined Gençlerbirliği on a season-long loan at the start of the campaign.
  • His nine-month ban from football activities over an illegal betting investigation ended on Aug. 7.

Galatasaray has extended Metehan Baltacı’s contract through 2029, even as the 23-year-old defender spends the season on loan at Gençlerbirliği.

The Turkish club reported the new contract length to the Turkish Football Federation. Baltacı’s previous deal had been due to expire in June 2028, making the extension a one-year increase.

The young center-back joined Gençlerbirliği on a season-long loan at the beginning of the campaign. His return to football followed a disciplinary case linked to an investigation into betting in football.

Baltacı was arrested on Dec. 9 in the investigation and released 105 days later at the first hearing of the case. The Turkish Football Federation’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board also imposed a nine-month ban from football-related activities over the illegal betting investigation. That suspension ended on Aug. 7.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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