FC Augsburg pulls purchase option for Mergim Berisha – Fenerbahce confirmed

Doubts about staying longer at FCA

FC Augsburg has signed its best goalscorer of the past season. Mergim Berisha, who was previously on loan from Fenerbahce, remains in Fuggerstadt for the time being with a purchase option. The Turkish top club confirmed this on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, an amount of 4 million euros is now due as a transfer for the 25-year-old striker – his market value was far ahead of this sum agreed at the start of the loan over the course of the season. Whether the native of Berchtesgaden actually stays with FCA is a completely different matter.

Pepi at the top: the most expensive additions to FC Augsburg

13 Mergim Berisha | 2023/24 by Fenerbahçe | Transfer fee: €4 million

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13 Ruben Vargas | 2019/20 from FC Luzern | Transfer fee: €4 million

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13 Tim Matavz | 2014/15 by PSV Eindhoven | Transfer fee: €4 million

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13 Alfred Finnbogason | 2016/17 by Real Sociedad | Transfer fee: €4 million

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11 Ja-cheol Koo | 2015/16 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €5 million

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11 Arne Maier | 2022/23 by Hertha BSC | Transfer fee: €5 million

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+500,000 euros rental fee 2021/22

10 Jonathan Schmidt | 2016/17 by TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer fee: €5.2 million

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8 Carlos Gruezo | 2019/20 by FC Dallas | Transfer fee: €5.5 million

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8 Michael Gregoritsch | 2017/18 from HSV | Transfer fee: €5.5 million

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7 Iago | 2019/20 by Internacional | Transfer fee: €6.5 million

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5 Felix Uduokhai | 2020/21 from VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer fee: €7 million

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5 Niklas Dorsch | 2021/22 by KAA Gent | Transfer fee: €7 million

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4 Tomas Koubek | 2019/20 by Stade Rennes | Transfer fee: €7.5 million

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3 Abdul Rahman Baba | 2014/15 by Greuther Fürth | Transfer fee: €9 million

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2 Martin Hinteregger | 2016/17 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €10.5 million

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1 Ricardo Pepi | 2021/22 from FC Dallas | Transfer fee: €16.36 million

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Those responsible in Augsburg had made it clear months ago that the purchase option would be exercised. It has also been clear for a while that Berisha may have bigger things in mind than FCA. As after the previous two seasons, there is currently a minus in the transfer balance for the coming season. And a minus is also expected in the annual accounts as a whole. Against this background, the sporting leadership of FCA is also open to selling Berisha at a significant profit, the “Kicker” recently wrote. According to the magazine, Berisha is “definitely” planning the next step in her career.

The club is said to be hoping for a sale of up to 20 million euros. This is well above the current market value of EUR 12 million, which has almost tripled since September 2021. Only once in the history of the club did you earn more with a transfer (to the overview of Augsburg’s record departures). As an alternative for Berisha, there was speculation recently about another loan deal. Mathys Tel (18) from FC Bayern is a candidate for FCA. Meanwhile, Berisha has been linked with VfL Wolfsburg. According to current “table footballHowever, there is still no specific request from a club.








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