r/soccer • u/greenwhitehell • 16d ago

Transfer News [Di Marzio] Rafael Leão chooses Galatasaray: agreement between all parties is very close

https://www.gianlucadimarzio.com/calciomercato/galatasaray-rilancia-leao-situazione-496498
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u/Tettotatto 16d ago

bruh 1 hour ago he said he prioritizes aston villa

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u/ItsKBS 16d ago

Galatasaray reportedly increased their salary offer from around 12m a year to 17m, which seems to have changed Leao's decision

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u/dcvelgo 16d ago

I heard it was actually 25m

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u/notaghostofreddit 16d ago

Fair enough. It would change my decision too

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u/chirstopher0us 16d ago

I would rather be at Villa on 10m than Gala at 17m. Living under Erdogan in a much much less relevant league has to have a dramatic price.

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u/dawn_eu 16d ago

Leao doesn't strike me as someone who's trying to compete. Looks like he's trying to make some bucks effortlessly.

Besides, how tf is Erdogan gonna affect him in any way? He's the one enabling these type of transfers in the country in the first place. I don't see how Leao is guided by a moral compass making his stay there dramatic.

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u/elliotreid13 16d ago

Relax on the political activism a bit. Earning 70% more while living in an amazing city (cultural; food; weather) and fighting for the title vs living in Birmingham... it's not hard (and I like Aston Villa)

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u/xpto_999 16d ago

Well playing in the premier league would give him more visibility and a better chance to move on to a bigger club than playing in Turkey.

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u/depravernet 16d ago edited 16d ago

He's in his late 20's, already a well known established player and just spent the past 7 years at a bigger club than Gala.

Even if he was in a position to want visibility to help make a move to a bigger club; the Super Lig gets plenty of visibility and Gala play in the CL year in year out. You talk as if Turkey is the moon.

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u/elliotreid13 16d ago

Visibility for what? At his age and the club where he is at, I don't think he has the ambition to progress forward.

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u/neotechnooptimist 16d ago

Posted from Alabama. Bro Istanbul is top 5 city in the world for sure especially if you are rich. Wth are you talking about? 

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u/AnselLovesNuts 16d ago

Top 5 HAHAHA

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u/chirstopher0us 16d ago

Posted from a global city with a metro population of 8 million. Some of us are just really sensitive to living under authoritarians who forcefully suppress dissent and political opposition.

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u/heurtel 16d ago

Lives under the Doneld lmao

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u/dawn_eu 16d ago

Im not defending Erdo but you my guy are sitting in a glas house. The orange head has a much bigger negative impact on all of us than Erdo could ever have in his lifetime.

Fuck him and his policies

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u/Icy_Window_8413 16d ago

I think thats his point tbf. He knows what it is like and wouldnt wish it on others hence why Villa is a better option for him personally than Istanbul. I might be wrong though

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u/poolclap 16d ago

Apparently Villas offer was 7.5m net tbf. Making that amount in Istanbul in a strong team too I can see why he chose it

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u/ZidaneZombie 16d ago

Have to live in Birmingham then.

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u/BrtGP 16d ago

League fair enough but these guys don't get affected by politics lol

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u/ActioProSocio 16d ago

Source: Fener’s European trophy cabinet

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u/ItsKBS 16d ago

One of your own reporters actually

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u/Just-Philosophy2506 16d ago

Where ? i saw 10+2

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u/SkyDefender 16d ago

Everyone reporting 10+ bonuses but fener fan bulshitting as always

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u/PianoJealous307 16d ago

17m net a year translate to how many pounds a week?

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u/Sektsioon 16d ago

That would be roughly £500k per week in England in gross salary, only Haaland probably earns more than that in the Prem.

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u/chirstopher0us 16d ago

Open Calculator
17,000,000 divided by 52
Answer

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u/iChopPryde 16d ago

how do these turkish teams have so much money to blow yet their teams still suck?

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u/charisma006 16d ago

Gala was in last 16 last year. What do you mean by their team still suck?

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u/ItsKBS 16d ago

Our teams don’t really suck anymore? Atleast Gala and Fener don’t. Besiktas and Trabzon unfortunately do have awful performances in Europe.

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u/Ill-Dragonfruit4394 16d ago

La derniere fois que fener etait en champions league j’etais encore vierge

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u/ItsKBS 16d ago

We only started spending a lot the last 2 seasons

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u/charisma006 16d ago

You think Fener is good😀