Fenerbahce to add £1.1m Italian icon to wage bill amid Rangers Michy Batshuayi links

Fenerbahce to add £1.1m Italian icon to wage bill amid Rangers Michy Batshuayi links

Fenerbahce to add £1.1m Italian icon to wage bill amid Rangers Michy Batshuayi links

Legendary Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci is about to join Turkish club Fenerbahce, while Rangers are reportedly

interested in forward Michy Batshuayi.

Leading transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano believes that the 36-year-old Union Berlin defender will make €1.3 million (£1.1 million) during his six months in Turkey.

With players like Dusan Tadic, Edin Dzeko, and Michy Batshuayi already at the club, the move is likely to put even more strain on

Fenerbahce’s already substantial pay expenditure.

The 30-year-old Belgian striker is reportedly the target of Rangers, who are expected to pursue a move away from

Fenerbahce during this transfer window.

The forward was recently observed in Dubai, where he is reportedly on his way out of the Istanbul club,

as his colleagues get ready for a crucial Super Liga match.

Fenerbahce to add Leonardo Bonucci to wage bill

Reports coming out of Turkey have suggested that the striker is ready to leave the Istanbul club after 18 months due to a lack of playing time.

Michy Batshuayi is also a high-earner at Fenerbahce and – with links to clubs in Belgium and France – the Turks

could be busy with ins and outs this window.

Rangers, in the meantime, are searching for a new striker, however it’s unclear if the Ibrox team could pay

Michy Batshuayi’s wages at Fenerbahce.

Fenerbahce’s acquisition of Leonardo Bonucci raises the question of whether the Turkish team would now try to reduce, if only

temporarily, the cost of wages at the team.

The excitement surrounding any deal has undoubtedly diminished due to wage talk, as Rangers supporters continue to speculate

about Philippe Clement’s potential signing as the team’s top striker this winter.

Can Rangers boss convince Michy Batshuayi?

Michy Batshuayi is a player who is very familiar to Belgian manager Philippe Clement – who tried to sign the striker for Club Brugge

three-and-a-half years ago – but the costs involved have raised doubts over a switch.

But the Portuguese striker Fabio Silva turned down loan offers from other teams and took a wage cut to join the Ibrox team in

January, the Rangers manager disclosed.

Though Michy Batshuayi may need to do the same, regular football, a title fight, fan adoration, and a run in the

Europa League all have their own allure.

The circumstance also emphasizes how competitive Rangers are in the current transfer market, as the Gers are unable to offer the kind

of compensation that draw players to Turkey.

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