2023-08-11 20:26:32
Absent from training at the Commanderie on Friday morning for a little muscle discomfort, according to Marcelino, Cengiz Ünder mainly had suitcases to pack. After three weeks of intense negotiations, OM and Fenerbahçe reached an agreement in the followingnoon around the transfer of the Turkish winger (26 years old, under contract until 2025).
The talks were not easy between two clubs that were nevertheless reputed to be close: Pablo Longoria had worked out with the Istanbul club a transfer of Bamba Dieng in January 2022, finally broken by the player’s clan. And he had easily placed Luan Peres at the end of July 2022, when he was recomposing the central defense of Igor Tudor.
But the final sum, with or without a bonus, the settlement of the transfer in numerous installments requested by the Turkish club, the consideration of a resale percentage of 20% for AS Roma, the former club of Ünder, and OM’s need for urgent cash made the soap opera more hectic than expected.
A transfer of around €10 million
It is advisable to remain cautious on the final envelope but well-informed sources evoke a transfer around 10 M€. Arrived from Italy in the summer of 2021, in a bundled package with Pau Lopez estimated at nearly €20 million, Cengiz Ünder took his troubles patiently, remaining very wise on the Marseille bench once morest Leverkusen ( 1-2, August 2), for the last preparation match, then for the Champions League match once morest Panathinaikos, Wednesday (0-1).
He was authorized to go to Turkey to pass the medical examination and, in the process, to strengthen a workforce which is starting to look good following the signings of Edin Dzeko, Dusan Tadic and Fred (ex-Manchester United ).
In addition, Marcelino confirmed that Ruslan Malinovski was leaving, rather for Italy (Torino, or another suitor) than Turkey (Besiktas): “He is a player on whom we do not count and who will not be retained. In attack, OM have targeted the versatile Wilson Isidor (22 years old, Lokomotiv Moscow, 2026), but it will cost 6 to 7 million euros for this clever choice.
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