Moussa Dembele transfer whisper sees Galatasaray 'give up' amid bubbling Aston Villa claim
dailyrecord.co.ukGalatasaray are reported to have given up hope of landing Moussa Dembele this month amid whispers he is set to join Aston Villa.Dembele's career has fallen by the wayside amid dwindling form for Lyon but he's a proven goalscorer with 120 for Celtic and Lyon in just 253 games across the two clubs.
This season looks set to be only his second since joining Celtic all the way back in 2016 that he has failed to hit 20 goals - the other was the abridged Covid 2020/21 campaign - and at just 26, there is a bargain to be had with his contract set to expire in six months.Celtic would net 10 per cent of any fee Lyon can bank and there was once a time that clause promised a huge Parkhead payday.
But as his contract dwindles, there hasn't been much in the away of concrete interest. Lyon are open to offers with Alexandre Lacazette now the main striker but most of the rumoured interest has come from Turkey, with clubs in the big European leagues seemingly reluctant.
Galatasaray and Besiktas have both been linked but curiously a new report in Turkey suggests he WILL be on the move to England after all.
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