Leão negotiations: €10m gap remains
Fenerbahçe director Cihan Kamer is in Italy to negotiate a deal for Rafael Leão (1). Milan want €50m. Your club is aiming for €40m (1). Roma and Galatasaray are also in the race, though Gian Piero Gasperini reportedly backed off after hearing the numbers, a €60m fee plus €5m in wages (5). A B-plan is ready if the deal collapses (13).
Gakpo said no immediately
Cody Gakpo rejected an offer from Fenerbahçe and has no intention of moving to the Süper Lig (3) (7) (12). The Liverpool forward's answer was swift and final.
Talisca goal gives you the edge ahead of Wednesday
Anderson Talisca scored the winner in a 1–0 first-leg victory over Gornik Zabrze on 21 July (4). The second leg is Wednesday. Talisca is confident: "We have total conditions to compete in the Champions League main stage. But we have to work" (4).
Five foreign players out by end of week
At least five foreign players are expected to leave Fenerbahçe by the end of this week as the club reshapes the squad around the Süper Lig's foreign player rules (14). Fred is likely to be sold despite manager İsmail Kartal wanting him to stay (9). If Fred or Kanté leaves, Charleroi midfielder Yassine Titraoui, 23, is the replacement target (10).
Domestic targets and a Kerem suitor
Başakşehir's Bertuğ Yıldırım is among the domestic transfer targets as Fenerbahçe works to reduce its foreign player count under the 10+4 rule (8). Separately, Kerem Aktürkoğlu has attracted interest from an unnamed club (2).
Janssen heading to MLS
Former Fenerbahçe striker Vincent Janssen is set to join Portland Timbers in MLS (11).
