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According to reports, Fenerbahce has concrete interest in a commitment of the former Galatasaray striker Kerem Aktürkoğlu (26) from Benfica. Among other things “Hürriyet“Reports of the Istanbuler talks with the Portuguese, which should have significantly different ideas than the Turks. In addition, the team from Lisbon would take the brakes during the negotiations – for practical reasons.
Less than a year ago, Aktürkoğlu came from the Bosphorus to the Iberian Peninsula for 12 million euros. According to the report, Fener President Ali Koç does not want to pay too much more than this sum for a return of the wing player to the Turkish metropolis. Of 15 million euros as an entry, there is talk to press the demand of the Águias as clearly as possible. The southern Europeans, on the other hand, seem to have gone into the conversations with a price tag of 25 million euros, possibly more.
According to journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, the Turks are now trying to quickly clarify or at least a rapid rapprochement, but the Portuguese would slowly take it. Aktürkoğlu, whose market value at Benfica fluctuated after a rapid increase and settled at 24 million euros at the end of May, should still contest the games in the Champions League qualification if possible. There Benfica will meet OGC Nice in the next two weeks. In the past season in Portugal, Aktürkoğlu contributed 16 goals and 13 assists in 54 competitive games. There should also have been interest from Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, a request from Besiktas.
Detaching beyond the 15 million mark in the Turkish league have not been uncommon in the Turkish league. In addition to Victor Osimhen’s latest record transfer to Galatasaray for EUR 75 million, there is also a change for 25 million euros if the loan of Benficas Orkun Kökçü at Besiktas results in a corresponding purchase obligation next year. With Aktürkoğlu, Benfica could already thread the next deal for around 20 million euros into Turkey and then possibly get the double of the transfer from Fenerbahce paid on Galatasaray.