Galatasaray Vice-President lands in Italy for talks for Juventus, Inter and Milan stars – January 13 latest

Reports claim that Galatasaray Vice-President Abdullah Kavukcu has landed in Italy to hold talks for several Serie A midfielders, including Teun Koopmeiners, Davide Frattesi and Youssouf Fofana.

Galatasaray will hold direct talks with Italian giants in the coming hours as their Vice-President Abdullah Kavukcu has landed in Italy to meet representatives of some Serie A clubs.

It was first reported by HT Spor in Turkey and then confirmed by Italian sources, including TMW.

Galatasaray interested in Serie A midfielders

According to reports, Galatasaray are interested in Inter’s Davide Frattesi and Hakan Calhanoglu, Milan’s Fofana and Juventus’ Koopmeiners.

Inter are open to listening to offers for Frattesi and have set their asking price at €35m, while the Italian midfielder seeks a January exit from the Stadio Meazza to get more playing time.

Previous reports, however, claimed that a move to Galatasaray was not a priority for Frattesi.

On the other hand, Calhanoglu is a regular starter at Inter, and the same goes for Fofana at Milan.

Koopmeiners has had a promising start under new Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti, even playing as a left defender. Having joined Juventus for €60m just 18 months ago, the Bianconeri are still demanding a hefty fee for the Dutch midfielder.