Galatasaray make €8m bid for Arsenal target flattered by Gunners interest
Galatasaray have made Juventus an €8 million bid for Mario Lemina according to reports in Turkey.
Turkish sports newspaper Fanatik report that the Lions have made the midfielder a transfer priority.
Per the source, Lions boss Igor Tudor is a fan of Lemina due to his positional versatility.
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Tudor was a former Juventus player and hopes to use his ties to the club in brokering a deal.
The report does claim that Galatasaray could face competition from Arsenal.
Lemina did recently reveal that he was flattered to head of Arsenal interest.
“My objective is to move up the ladder – if I have to leave Juve I’d like an experience with a club abroad,” Lemina told RAC1.
“Arsenal? Of course those links flatter me, but personally, I’ve never doubted my qualities. I’m at a very big club now but I haven’t been able to show my qualities at that level, so it’s flattering that big clubs are showing up.”
The 23-year-old Gabon international scored one goal and provided a single assist in 29 games for Juventus last season.
Lemina joined the Italian giants on an £8.33 million [Transfermarkt] move from Marseille last summer and still has another three-years left on his contract.
Galatasaray have had a busy transfer season already signing Behlanda, Bafetimbi Gomis and Maicon.