Did Villas-Boas try to snatch Luis Suárez from Sporting? Safi confirms | OneFootball

Luis Suárez has once again found himself at the center of Fenerbahçe’s election campaign. Hakan Safi, a candidate for the presidency of the Turkish club, once again assured that he intends to sign the Sporting striker and even revealed an alleged conversation with André Villas-Boas about the Colombian international.

In a speech addressed to his supporters, the businessman once again promised that the Lions’ ‘number 97’ will join Fenerbahçe if he wins the election. Hakan Safi also claimed that he received a call from Porto’s president regarding the Sporting goal scorer.

“If I am elected president, Luis Suárez will wear the Fenerbahçe shirt next season. Today, my friend, Porto president André Villas-Boas, called me and said: ‘You pulled off a great achievement, I was going to sign him. How did you manage it?’”, said the candidate for the leadership of the Istanbul club.

The statements did not stop there. To the applause of those present, Hakan Safi reiterated his conviction that he will be able to complete the signing of the Colombian and presented it as one of the major promises of his campaign.

“He thanked me for signing the top scorer in the Portuguese league. Suárez really is coming here. If we are elected, we will see Suárez, who is on the radar of Europe’s giants, wearing the Fenerbahçe shirt next season. My board and I promise that,” he added.

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