Can Bozdogan was one of the flood of players that FC Schalke 04 let go after the horror season 2020/21, relegation from the Bundesliga and the resulting enormous financial problems. The 21-year-old German-Turk joined Besiktas on loan. Where his future lies is becoming increasingly clear.
Can Bozdogan seems to have made an impression in his first 22 appearances for Besiktas. So much so that the traditional Turkish club apparently wants to keep the central midfielder. The youngster is also set under the new coach Valerien Ismael.
According to the newspaper “Responsive sportHowever, the clubs have yet to agree on the transfer fee. Besiktas has an option to buy Bozdogan, said to be between €1.8m and €2.3m.
350,000 euros were already due for the lending business. However, the “Black Eagles” hope to be able to push the price down to a maximum of one million euros.
Concrete negotiations are not likely to move onto the agenda until May. By then it will be clear in which league the Knappen will contest the 2022/2023 season.
FC Schalke didn’t put any obstacles in Bozdogan’s way last year
Bozdogan is under contract in Gelsenkirchen until the end of June 2024. The Royal Blues would not mind letting their talent go earlier.
“After the talks with Can and his management, we came to the conclusion that a change of air would do him good,” Schalke’s sporting director Rouven Schröder said after the loan announcement that he hadn’t put any obstacles in Bozdogan’s way.
Bozdogan has played 18 competitive games for Schalke so far. In addition, the central midfielder belonged to all German selection teams from the U15 to the U20.