Galatasaray is determined to afford Georges Mikautadze and has revised upwards its latest proposal to the tune of 21 million euros according to TF1. The Turkish press reveals for its part that the Istanbul club will not give up until January 31 to acquire the 24-year-old Georgian striker.
Georges Mikautadze is no longer a priority, he has completely become an obsession for Galatasaray during this winter transfer window. Barring a huge surprise, the Turkish club should manage to keep Victor Osimhen this January. On the other hand, a reinforcement is hoped for in Istanbul to compensate for the long-term absence of the other star striker, namely Mauro Icardi. And there are not fifty leads on the desk of Galatasaray leaders since they make Georges Mikautadze the ultimate dream.
The Turkish club is convinced of being able to take advantage of OL's financial difficulties vis-à-vis the DNCG to win the prize in January, just six months after its arrival from FC Metz. On Sunday, TF1 claimed that Galatasaray had offered 21 million euros to Lyon for their 24-year-old striker. A refused offer… which will not be the last. And for good reason, the Turkish media Fotomac tells us this Monday that Galatasaray will knock again on the door of the leaders of Olympique Lyonnais by the end of January with “a new offer” the amount of which, however, has not been filtered.
Galatasaray will try its luck until the last moment
Our colleagues also tell us that Galatasaray intends to push hard until January 31 if necessary to make OL crack and thus obtain the signature of number 69 of Les Gones. A stubbornness that almost amounts to harassment in this transfer window, as the Lyon leaders were clear with their Turkish counterparts on the fact that Mikautadze was untransferable. The player also calmed the enthusiasm of the “Gala” by explaining at a press conference before the match against Montpellier that he wanted to stay. But the words of the former Messin have visibly gone in one ear and out the other in Turkey, where we have every intention of making OL doubt until the last minute of the winter transfer window on January 31 next.
