Galatasaray are set to sign Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina before the January transfer window closes, according to Sky Sports.
Lemina has fallen out of favor at Molineux under manager Vitor Pereira, with the 31-year-old requesting to leave the club.
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Pereira revealed that Lemina had communicated his desire to leave a month ago and has since been omitted from the matchday squads.
“I can’t bring a player who tells me he is not in the mental condition to help the team,” Pereira said after the defeat to Newcastle United. “He wants to leave.
“I don’t know what happened before me, but with this energy and this mentality, I don’t need him. He said to me that he wants to leave and he communicated this decision one month ago to the club.”
The Gabon international is set to join Galatasaray for a fee of £3 million.
This news comes amid continued speculation surrounding the future of Newcastle United right-back Kieran Trippier.
While Trippier remains a valuable member of the squad, his game time has been limited this season due to the emergence of Tino Livramento.
Galatasaray have previously expressed interest in Trippier, but Newcastle are reluctant to lose the experienced defender, especially with Lloyd Kelly’s impending move to Juventus.
Trippier is a key figure within the Newcastle dressing room and is highly regarded by manager Eddie Howe.
Despite the interest from Galatasaray, Newcastle will likely resist any attempts to sell Trippier in this transfer window.
