Man United & Tottenham suffer transfer blow as Bundesliga giants make increased £12m offer for Portuguese star Bruma
Red Bull Leipzig have increased their offer for Galatasaray winger Bruma to £12 million according to reports in Turkey.
beIN Sport Turkey report that Leipzig have matched the Lions asking price for the Portuguese ace.
Per the source, Bruma would be set to earn £5.7 million [€6.6m] per-season if he were to join the Bundesliga outfit.
The 23-year-old currently earns £1 million per-season at Galatasaray and has just over 12 months remaining on his contract.
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Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek has confirmed receiving an offer from Leipzig but that the £8m bid was below their valuation.
“We want Bruma to stay and have offered him a new five year contract,” Ozbek was quoted as saying by Turkish-Football.
“Leipzig did offer us £8m but but that is below our valuation, he is worth a lot more.
“At the end of the day it is going to come down to Bruma.”
Portuguese star Bruma has also attracted Premier League interest.
Turkish sports newspaper Fotomac have reported that Tottenham and Manchester United recently sent representatives to Istanbul to hold talks with the Lions over Bruma.
In fact, Haberturk reported that Mourinho has been tracking Bruma since his time in charge of Chelsea.
The Portuguese winger is currently the highest rated player in the Turkish league according to Whoscored.
