What Augsburg boss Benjamin Weber recently said about Mert Kömür’s future amid Galatasaray interest
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FC Augsburg and Germany U21 attacker Mert Kömür has reportedly attracted interest from Galatasaray.
According to Turkish outlet Sporx, the Istanbul club have submitted an initial offer for the 20-year-old.
FC Porto, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Club Brugge have previously been linked with a move for Kömür, who is under contract with Augsburg until 2029.
Bulinews.com recently asked Augsburg sporting director Benjamin Weber about the futures of Kömür and Alexis Claude-Maurice, who has also been linked with a move away from the WWK Arena.
“First of all, we are pretty happy that other clubs or people are talking about our players, because that means we have a stage to develop not only youth players, but also players like Alexis, who came to us at an older age. This means other high-potential talents would like to join FC Augsburg because they know we can write a story and develop together," Weber told Bulinews.com in an exclusive interview, adding:
“If there’s a possibility for them to grow and maybe have bigger contracts in a bigger league, everybody can dream, and everybody has this objective. It’s in our hands. That’s the main thing and very important for us at FC Augsburg. But yes, they have a big market. I also read some rumours, but there’s no news yet, and I think this has something to do with the World Cup.”
Reports have suggested that Augsburg are prepared to sell Kömür for a fee in the region of €20 million.
