Galatasaray are reportedly open talks with Arsenal for Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny. Join the team in the market at the beginning of the year. After having lost hope in September
The Turkish club were beat by the Gunners last month to turn down an offer for the 29-year-old. But that hasn’t deter their efforts to go ahead again in January.
Elneny is in the final year of his contract at the Emirates. And there is no sign he will be offer a new contract.
The former Basel midfielder has not been a key figure in Mikel Arteta’s squad lately. They having only made one appearance in the Premier League this season.
His latest game was a 0-5 defeat against Manchester City in August. Which referred up from the bench to play in the second half
According to Fanatic, Elneny can follow in the footsteps of former friend Mesut Ozil in a move to Istanbul. where the German playmakers rocked to Fenerbahce at the beginning of the year
The Turkish news agency also said Galatasaray had contact Elneny and had received a positive response. And with the confidence of the Turkish giants, their next plan was to contact the artillery directly.
Had Elneny joined the Turk Telecom Stadium, he would earn around £1.7million a year.
It is unclear at this time. Whether Arsenal will demand a fee for Elneny. Or have the contract terminated by consent.