The transfer of serial scorer Vedat Muriqi is already controversial!

Vedat Muriqi (32 years old) has had an exceptional season with Mallorca. The Kosovar striker finished the La Liga season with 23 goals, only two fewer than Kylian Mbappé, the top scorer in the Spanish championship. An incredible performance, knowing that unlike the French striker, Muriqi plays in a team at the bottom of the table, which was even relegated at the end of the season. Especially since by removing the penalties, he would be ahead of the Bondynois.

Particularly formidable in the rival area, the former Lazio player has also established himself as one of the best players in the world in the aerial game. If his goals did not allow his team to maintain its position – Mallorca was not one of the candidates for relegation at the start of the season – they will at least have allowed it to rebuild its reputation in the transfer window. Many clubs have come to the news to offer their services, since it seems impossible to see a player of such caliber remaining in the second division.

A transfer that will not bring much to Mallorca…

And obviously, it is with Fener, in Türkiye, that he should sign. A club where he played during the 2019/2020 season, before joining Rome. The Istanbulites should pay 15 million euros, paid in three installments, and Mallorca should keep 10% of a future sale. A transfer which is controversial in Mallorca, as indicated Estadio Deportivo. The supporters thus believe that their club could have obtained much more money, especially since Lazio retained 45% of a capital gain. In total, the club relegated to Spanish D2 will receive only around 4 million euros. A pittance for a player with such statistics in La Liga, albeit at a somewhat advanced age.

For their part, Turkish fans believe that the amount paid by their club for Muriqi is… too expensive. At least, for a player who is already 32 years old. They would have preferred to enlist a younger striker, and that their leaders do not necessarily play on the nostalgia card. Suffice to say that the main person concerned will have to take charge, based on goals and XXL performances, of getting everyone in the pocket in Istanbul…