(sabasports report)Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray are reportedly looking to buy winger Nicolo Zaniolo, 21, from Serie A sides Atalanta and Fiorentina for a fee of 20m.
The two Serie A teams are battling for the right to take Nicolo Zaniolo on loan, with Galatasaray accepting a lease-to-buy offer. However, the team is demanding a loan fee of 3 million euros and a buyout fee of 17 million to 18 million euros. In addition, Galatasaray will activate a mandatory buyout clause if they have played a certain number of games.
Atalanta and Fiorentina are seeking to reduce loan fees from €3 million to €2 million, while also seeking to reduce buyout fees from €17 million to €18 million to €12 million to €13 million.
Nicolo Zaniolo, born in 1999, wants to return to Serie A. At Galatasaray, he made just 12 appearances, contributing five goals and one assist, while during his time at Roma in Italy, he made 128 appearances, contributing 24 goals and 18 assists.