Galatasaray seem to be serious about trying to sign Youssouf Fofana, even if the player doesn’t currently appear open to the move.
There is already a red hot axis between Milan and Istanbul, given that in the past few weeks Christopher Nkunku has been heavily linked with a move to join Fenerbahce. He has rejected their advances though, as their head coach Domenico Tedesco hinted at yesterday.
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Galatasaray try again
As MilanPress write, Galatasaray sent a delegation to Milan to negotiate over several Serie A players. Among them is Youssouf Fofana, one of the midfielders that the management of the Turkish giants has high on their wish list.
At the moment, however, the Frenchman’s departure seems very unlikely. As reported by La Repubblica, Milan do not appear to be willing to sell the former Monaco man, who is a starter under Massimiliano Allegri and would therefore need replacing.
As reported in today’s Corriere della Sera, the player himself hasn’t yet opened up to the idea of leaving the Rossoneri, where he still feels like he has a lot to prove after some tough outings this season. Galatasaray officials will try again in the coming days, but negotiations are still uphill.
The team appear to be right behind Fofana, too. After his late equaliser against Genoa on Thursday night, Rafael Leao ran over to hug the 27-year-old, who had been taken off at half-time. His response was a nice assist for Nkunku’s late leveller against Fiorentina on Sunday.
What is it with these Turkish clubs taking players from Serie A?
Well we’re not a financially strong league and a very willing seller of key players, Milan being a prime example of that. They can also offer higher wages due to their tax structure irrc. All these things make us a good destination to shop
Who’s gonna kill all the pidgeons if he leaves?
Don’t worry, Leao is still there.
At my age, I bet I am better than him. Awful player. I will be glad he leaves
You are not even in the same galaxy as him
He is not awful but he is at the prime of his career and isn’t poised or clinical enough. Just looks clumsy on the field.
Sell fofana, rlc, and replace them anton stach and Leon goretzka then we are too good
Fofana and RLC out for:
Quentin Timber and
Saibari (PSV won’t sell him for less than 35M so maybe Lewis Ferguson instead)