Luis Suárez to Fenerbahçe? Sporting's stance is now clear | OneFootball

Luis Suárez has once again been linked with a possible departure from Sporting, and this time the scenario is connected to Turkish football. According to information reported by Fabrizio Romano, Hakan Safi, a candidate for the Fenerbahçe presidency, has already reached an understanding with the Colombian striker with a view to a possible transfer to Istanbul.

The 53-year-old businessman is running in the Turkish club’s elections, scheduled for June 6 and 7, and has been preparing an ambitious campaign. Among the promises made to Fenerbahçe members is precisely the signing of Luis Suárez, who is said to have shown openness to a move if Safi wins the election.

Even so, any transfer scenario depends on an agreement with Sporting. So far, no official offer has arrived at Alvalade, neither from Hakan Safi nor from figures linked to the campaign, Record reports. Sporting’s officials are monitoring the situation, but they are maintaining the same stance they have held since the start of the transfer window.

The SAD led by Frederico Varandas continues to point to the Colombian international’s €80 million release clause. Signed last summer for €22.1 million, plus a further €5.2 million in add-ons, Luis Suárez is seen as one of the key pieces of the sporting project for next season.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at €30 million – featured in 53 matches: 32 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, seven in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 4,367 minutes he was on the pitch, the centre-forward scored 38 goals and provided seven assists.

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