Galatasaray reject €17 million Barcelona bid for Muslera
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Galatasaray have rejected a €17 million bid from Barcelona for goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, Goal understands. Current
first-choice keeper Victor Valdes announced he would not be renewing
his current deal at the club back in January and Tito Vilanova has now
moved to replace the Spain international. Valdes has been linked
with a number of clubs, including big-spending French side Monaco, after
revealing his desire to sample a new footballing culture and there is a
growing belief he could leave Camp Nou before his contract expires in
2014.The Catalans are expected to make a second bid for Muslera -
whose contract at the Turk Telekom Arena runs until June 2016 - and
sources close to the club suggest a €20m offer would be enough for Cimbom to sanction a deal. The
26-year-old lifted the Coppa Italia with Lazio in 2009 and rose to
prominence as part of Uruguay's 2011 Copa America-winning side. He
joined Gala in 2011 and helped the Turkish outfit reach the last-16 of
this season's Champions League as well as winning the Super Lig title. His
performances against Manchester United in the group stages of the
competition saw Galatasaray vice-president Ali Durust reveal that Alex
Ferguson had enquired about the availability of the 26-year-old. Should
Muslera leave Istanbul then Gala will move for Trazbonspor No. 1 Onur
Kivrak. The 25-year-old Turkey international has earned the nickname
'butterfly' as a result of his goalkeeping exploits and has a release
clause in his contract of €7.5m.
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