Turkish giants Galatasary have been told it will cost them a transfer fee in excess of £20m If they want to buy Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa permanently from English Premier League side Leicester City.
Musa emerged as the star of Nigeria at the World Cup 2018 in Russia despite the Super Eagles crashing out in the group stage with his brace handing Nigeria their only win at the tournament, the 2-0 win over Iceland.
Galatasary have been trying to lure the forward who spent the second half of last season on loan to CSKA Moscow to join them even before his current exploit at the World Cup in Russia, however they were interested in having him on loan.
Leicester City are not open to allowing the 25 year old leave on loan, hence a fee for his permanent transfer has been mentioned for interested teams which includes fellow English Premier ship side Brighton and Hove Albion as well as newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The former Kano Pillars forward who was once described by the coach who groomed him Ahmed Ibrahim popularly referred to as coach Bros as a big game player will meet with Leicester City next week to discuss his future.
Reports gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com has it that the Premier League outfit are not keen on sanctioning his sale after his impressive performance for Nigeria at the World Cup.
Daniel Martins
