Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella is seen prior to the friendly football match between Hungary and Turkey in Budapest, Hungary, on March 22, 2024. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella is seen prior to the friendly football match between Hungary and Turkey in Budapest, Hungary, on March 22, 2024. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey national team coach Vincenzo Montella has opted to call up three players to his 35-man provisional squad ahead of the EURO 2024 tournament in Germany this summer.

The former Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Milan coach has selected three players from three different Serie A clubs on the Turkey longlist, including one from league champions Inter, one from Juventus and one from Daniele De Rossi’s Roma.

The three Serie A representatives included in the Turkey provisional squad are Giallorossi full-back Zeki Celik, recently crowned Serie A midfielder of the year Hakan Calhanoglu, and Juventus starlet Kenan Yildiz.

All three are tipped to make the cut for the final, 26-man squad, for the tournament that will begin on June 14. Turkey’s first outing will fall four days later against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s Georgia.

Montella’s provisional Turkey squad

Goalkeepers: Bayndir, Alemdar, Gunok, Cakir.

Defenders: Muldur, Celik (Roma), Bardakci, Kaplan, Soyuncu, Demiral, Kabak, Akaydin, Ozkacar, Kadioglu.

Midfielders: Ozdemir, Uzun, Calhanoglu (Inter), Yuksek, Ayhan, Yokuslu, Kokcu, Ozcan.

Forwards: Omur, Kahveci, Akgun, Yildiz (Juventus), Akturkoglu, Aydin, Guler, Yilmaz, Yildrim, Tosun, Unal, Kilicsoy, Yazici.

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ByPeter Young

Peter Young is a Senior Reporter with Football Italia.

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