Batrakov officially confirmed at Galatasaray: a €25m signing
Galatasaray officially announced the signing of Aleksey Batrakov from Lokomotiv Moscow at 22:34 on 20 August 2026. The €25m offer discussed for weeks in the Russian and Turkish press was confirmed by the club's public disclosure filing.
The Aleksey Batrakov operation Galatasaray had been pursuing for weeks reached an official conclusion. In a statement published on galatasaray.org at 22:34 on Thursday 20 August 2026, the club announced that an agreement had been reached with Lokomotiv Moscow.
This story is the official outcome of a file FutbolRadar had previously tracked as an unverified transfer negotiation. The €25m offer reported by the Russian press and the claims that RZD's board had approved it have now become confirmed information through the club's official announcement and its public disclosure filing.
According to the KAP filing, Galatasaray will pay Lokomotiv Moscow €25m for the 21-year-old. The registration submitted to the Turkish Football Federation states that his contract runs to 30 June 2031.
Aleksey Batrakov came through the Lokomotiv Moscow academy and was voted the club's player of the year after producing 17 goals and 12 assists in 36 appearances across all competitions in 2025/26. He scored 13 goals in 28 Russian Premier League matches.
In a Galatasaray side that likes to keep the ball and spends long spells in the opposition half, Batrakov's ability to find space between the lines is intended to fill the gap for a number ten capable of producing both the final pass and the shot from behind the forward line.
FutbolRadar's assessment: the file has moved from "claim" to "completed transfer". What remains is on the performance side: how long Batrakov needs to adapt to the Süper Lig, and the fact that he will be appearing at Champions League level for the first time, are the real indicators to watch early in the season.