It’s been something of a slow transfer window for Southampton supporters, yet there is some interesting news about a potential departure for next summer which a few fans will be happy to see.
Galatasaray are attempting to reduce Mario Lemina’s future fee from €16m to just €8m in order to stay within Financial Fair Play regulations. 💰
Lemina reportedly wants to remain at the Turkish club, but is it worth losing him for half the initially agreed price? #SaintsFC pic.twitter.com/y4IVeV60C1
— Southampton Page (@SouthamptonPage) January 29, 2020
Turkish outlet Milliyet report via Sport Witness that Galatasaray are keen on permanently signing Mario Lemina at the end of this season, with the Saints outcast currently out on loan with the Super lig side, with the report stating that the Champions League club are keen to lower his €16m (£13.5m) option-to-buy price down to just €8m (£6.7m).
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With Lemina leaving the Saints as a player plenty of supporters wanted to see gone for good, lots of fans on social media were happy to see this report, with many keen on seeing Southampton take the reduced price for the Gabon international if it meant seeing him go for good.
Here’s what some Southampton fans had to say on Twitter about Galatasaray’s plot to sign Lemina…
Just get rid of him
— Johnny B (@Wires666) January 29, 2020
Yes clear some wages off as well
— Mike Riglar (@MichaelBigEar) January 29, 2020
8 mil and one of their decent players then
— Conor_SFC (@Conor_SFC) January 29, 2020
Yes yes yes. Get his wages off the books 👍
— SaintsFan HQ (@SaintsFanHQ) January 28, 2020
— Per-Inge (@71_per) January 28, 2020
Get 8-10 mill for him and a player then yes!
— Will Mitchell (@WillsfcMitchell) January 28, 2020
As stats from Transfermarkt show, Lemina has been a crucial first-team player for Gala this season, with the former Juventus man playing close to 1,500 minutes for the Turkish giants.
