Fenerbahce are reportedly interested in signing Leicester City midfielder Boubakary Soumare.
Soumare joined Foxes de Lille for £17m (per Sky Sports) in July 2021 and played 59 times in all competitions during his first two seasons at the club.
However, after the Foxes were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2022/23 campaign, the former France youth international was loaned out to Sevilla last season.
Soumare played 34 times for the Spanish side in all competitions, while finishing first among his teammates for possessions won in the middle third (77) in La Liga.
Sevilla were understood to have a permanent option on Soumare’s loan, but their lack of qualification for European football made it difficult to complete a transfer and he eventually returned to the King Power Stadium.
Fenerbahce move for Leicester City star Soumare
Insider of Marseille The minute OM reported in July that the French club were interested in bringing the former the blue ones international youth on board.
It seems that this interest has cooled and now, a report from the Turkish channel Aslinda (via Sports testimony) has attributed a serious interest to Fenerbahce.
The Istanbul giants, who finished second behind rivals Galatasaray last season despite picking up 99 points from 38 games and losing once, have placed midfield at the top of their priority list after former Man Utd player Fred suffered a knee ligament injury. preseason
Manager Jose Mourinho needs an experienced figure to fill the void left by Fred and Fenerbahce are understood to have already taken “concrete steps” in their pursuit of Soumare.
Soumare played 11 minutes from the bench as Leicester drew 1-1 at home to Tottenham in their Premier League opener on Monday.
