Pre-Season Review
Star midfielder Alioum Saidou departed Kayseri this summer in favour of a £950,000 move to Saint Etienne. Arveladze has already lined up Reading's Turkish starlet Jem Karacan to replace him, and a seasong long loan could be on the cards ahead of a permanent switch. Saidou brought in almost £1m and freed up a space for another foreign signing.
Kayserispor did terminate the loan deal of gigantic striker Ariza Makukula to reduce the wage bill and free up space for other foreign signings, but upon learning Benfica require just £325,000 to snap him up, the likelihood is that Makukula could soon return as a permanent Kayserispor player.
Three youngsters had their contract ripped up; Savas Yilmaz, Emre Kilic and Cagri Can Tanribilir all left the club to further their careers having been deemed surplus to requirements by Arveladze.
On the incoming front, Arveladze has had to be quite prudent in the market, and chose to sign Trabzonspor's international goalkeeper Tolga Zengin for £900,000. He will provide good competition for Souleymane Hamidou, who is now 35 years old and coming towards the end of the career.
Arveladze then purchased 17 year old central defender Emrah Yollu for just £45,000. Yollu has a bright future ahead of him and is certainly one for the future, with the likelihood being that Yollu is loaned out to a second division side for the season to gain some much need experience.
And the Georgian then decided to purchase a striker in Hasan Kabze, who had been transfer listed at Rubin Kazan. Kabze, 27, had scored goals at Galatasary, Bocuspor and Dardanelspor before switching to Russia. Arriving for £575,000, Kabze is another Turkish signing, allowing for more foreign players to sign.
Meanwhile, Arveladze only took charge of two friendlies ahead of the opening game of the season. These saw him get a 0-0 draw away at Lech Poznan and a 2-1 away win at Orduspor, giving him an unbeaten start before the home game against Manisaspor.
