According to Turkish outfit Fanatik, Sunderland are interested in Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan and are said to be scouting the player along with Everton and Tottenham.
It is a surprising claim given the player reportedly has a transfer release clause of €20m [£16.7m] and therefore is surely valued far beyond what Sunderland would be able to afford currently as a League One outfit. As a result, and not surprisingly, fans are sceptical of the report as they know the club isn’t in a place, financially and on the pitch, to make a move for such a player.
Indeed, considering the club once again had a limited spend in January, a multi-million-pound outlay on a single player is beyond their capacity at the moment.
Tufan has made 120 appearances for Fenerbahce, too, including seven-goal contributions in 22 league games this campaign, so while he may be of interest to the likes of Everton and Spurs, it is unlikely Sunderland will come calling.
That is the feeling fans have too, as seen in the reactions below.
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Don’t get this report, we don’t have that much money
— newby08 (@newby08) February 21, 2020
Why tweet this tripe we won’t spend a 100k on a player never mind 20 mil
— stephen sheriff (@stephensherif13) February 21, 2020
Ha way man. So we think he is class and then what, we can’t even afford £20 never mind 20 mil 🙄
— Jordan Marrs (@marrs_jordan) February 21, 2020
A bit early for April fools
— Ewan Bowman (@ewan_bowman) February 21, 2020
bizarre
— TheRokerEnd (@TheRokerEnd) February 21, 2020
Where did this come from we swapping him for the academy like
— mark (@mark29306167) February 21, 2020
Do you have a similar response to the supporters above Sunderland fans? Tell us what you think of this surprising transfer rumour!
