4th best scorer in club history
Serie A relegated Cagliari Calcio has already earned around 20 million euros through the departures of Giovanni Simeone (26; Hellas), Guglielmo Vicario (25; Florence), Alessio Cragno (28; Monza) and Co. – other players like Andrea Carboni (21; Monza), Raoul Bellanova (22; Inter), Razvan Marin (26; Empoli) or Nahitan Nández (26; open) are likely to follow soon. Top scorer and captain João Pedro’s future also appears to lie away from his long-standing club. Noisy “SportitaliaCagliari agree with Galatasaray Istanbul on a transfer of the 30-year-old Italian international with Brazilian roots.
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Accordingly, the “lions” are ready to invest 7 million euros plus possible bonuses for João Pedro. The Turkish record champions have never put so much money in their hands for a player of this age group. The fee would even be below the market value of the offensive all-rounder, which is estimated at 12 million euros. The background: After going into Serie B, the Sardinians are dependent on income, the rumored net salary of João Pedro of 1.4 million euros can no longer be paid. In Turkey, on the other hand, where there is not such a big difference between gross and net as in Italy, he could probably even increase his salary significantly. Added to this is his contract, which expires in 2023, which reduces the possibility of making claims.
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Transfermarkt users in the Galatasaray forum mostly pro João Pedro
In the TM community, Galatasaray fans are overwhelmingly in favor of the transfer – despite the age. “ultraadana” writes, for example: “João Pedro is really a machine. But he’s not a typical striker, so he wouldn’t be ideal as the only striker. Although he has also played as a sole striker more often, Cagliari has not played the dominant football now. Okan (Buruk, new coach; editor’s note) also liked to play with two strikers, I see him better off in a double attack or as a hanging forward.”
“teknikadam_”, on the other hand, would be for a future-oriented solution: “Well, before I spend 7 million euros on a 30-year-old, I’ll get the much younger Jackson Muleka for 3 to 4 million, who has already proven that he works in the Süper Lig and has a similar profile. Besiktas wants to handle the transfer for 1 to 2 million euros.”
João Pedro has been playing for Cagliari since 2014, scoring 86 goals in 260 games during this period – although he was not initially used in attack, but often as an attacking midfielder. In the past three years, the technically strong right foot has scored in double figures, although the club mostly played against relegation. Only three professionals have been more successful in the history of the traditional club.
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