Maxi Gómez before moving from Valencia FC to Fenerbahce Istanbul

skepticism in Turkey

The rumors about an imminent departure of Valencia’s center forward Maxi Gómez have been around for several weeks, according to Spanish media reports, execution is now approaching this week: According to this, the Blanquinegros have agreed on a third attempt with prospective Fenerbahce Istanbul on a transfer of the 26-year-old. In Turkey, on the other hand, the euphoria is still being put on the brakes, as expert Lara Karacan, Lead of Content at Transfermarkt Turkey, knows.

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	M. Gomez
	centre-forward
Valencia FC 65% Fenerbahçe LaLiga super league

Like the newspaper “AS” reports that Valencia is ready to accommodate the Süper Lig club in terms of transfer fee and reduced its original request from 15 to 12 million euros before meeting at 10 million euros excluding additional bonuses. An amount that would put the 27-time Uruguay international at Fener in the top 3 most expensive acquisitions in the club’s history (overview). According to information from the newspaper, the negotiations should be finalized in the course of the week.

Fenerbahce is looking for a striker: Sörloth from RB Leipzig is also on the list

In Turkey, meanwhile, reports are more reserved with a view to the agreement rumored to have come from Spain. “There are currently several names being traded beyond Maxi Gómez – including, for example, the personal details of Alexander Sörloth from RB Leipzig, Paris’ Mauro Icardi and Vincent Aboubakar from Al-Nassr FC,” says Karacan. Although there are high expectations among the supporters of the 19-time Turkish champions “to make another king’s transfer to the striker position, coach Jorge Jesus has also kept a low profile in this regard and let it be known that he is dealing with Enner Valencia, Joshua King and Serdar Dursun actually sees himself in a good position”.

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	A. Sorloth
	centre-forward
RB Leipzig 45% Fenerbahçe Bundesliga super league

Gómez has reportedly already submitted his wish to move to Turkey internally to Valencia. The attacker, who has played 34 goals in 107 games for Valencia since his €14.5m move from Celta Vigo in 2019, only played the full 90 minutes once in the second half of last season on that place. Even in the league opener against FC Girona, the right foot was only substituted on in the 74th minute for Samu Castillejo. Gómez’s contract at Valencia runs until 2024.

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