Club in front of the 100 million mark
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According to consistent media reports, ex-Herthan player Mattéo Guendouzi is about to move to top Turkish club Fenerbahce. The 26-year-old Lazio midfielder is already on his way to Turkey. Including bonuses, Fenerbahce is expected to pay 29 million euros to the Italians, which would make him the most expensive new signing in the club’s history.
Guendouzi, who played for Hertha BSC in the 2020/21 season, moved to the Italian capital in the summer of 2024 after a one-year loan for 13 million euros. Since then, the Frenchman has been the undisputed regular in Lazio’s midfield and played 111 games. He scored six goals and ten assists. After finishing seventh last year, the two-time Scudetto winner is not represented internationally this season and is currently ninth in Serie A.
It was only in the summer that Fenerbahce signed a new record transfer. Kerem Aktürkoğlu came to the Bosporus from Benfica for 22.5 million euros. The club, which is coached by the German-Italian Domenico Tedesco, is on track for record spending. Before the Guendouzi transfer, these were 92 million euros – the canaries have never had higher investments. As soon as the French international signs, they will exceed the 100 million mark for the first time in the club’s history.
Guendouzi would be ranked fourth among the most expensive new signings in Süper Lig history. The undisputed leader is Victor Osimhen, for whom Galatasaray paid Naples 75 million euros in the summer. Fenerbahce is still unbeaten this season and is still only second in the table behind local rivals Galatasaray (to the table). The gap is three points. Guendouzi should help win their first championship since 2014.
