Rui Costa steps in: Benfica president keen to sort Akturkoglu situation | OneFootball

Negotiations for Kerem Akturkoglu may be nearing an end. Rui Costa and Ali Koç, president of Fenerbahçe, are in active talks with the goal of finalizing the deal for the Turkish winger and closing the player's file once and for all.

According to the Record newspaper, which advances with the information, José Mourinho's team is once again willing to pay the initial amount offered to Benfica, 22.5 million euros fixed, which could reach 25 million euros depending on the fulfillment of objectives. Benfica does not intend to lower the amount requested for the player, so the deal should be finalized in these terms.

It is recalled that Fenerbahçe decided to back down in negotiations with Benfica and lower the value offered for the 26-year-old international after Bruno Lage launched the player in the last minutes of Benfica - Nice (which made the winger ineligible to play for the Turks in the Champions League play-off).

Kerem Akturkoglu has been putting pressure on his departure from Benfica, alleging strong family reasons for doing so. In addition, the forward will have a salary of around five million euros in Turkey, which pleases the player a lot.

It is also known that despite Akturkoglu's intention to travel to Turkey as soon as the deal is closed, Benfica counts on the winger for the first leg of the Champions League play-off, to be played at Sükrü Saraçoglu, precisely against Fenerbahçe. This intention does not please the Turkish emblem, which intends to avoid embarrassment for its target, who would thus be exposed under the condition of adversaries to its future team and fans.

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