Premier League pair West Ham United and Spurs are reportedly interested in signing Muriqi from Super Lig outfit Fenerbahce.
Fenerbahce have has warned Vedat Muriqi’s suitors that a bid of £18 million would be nowhere near enough with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham both linked with January moves for the prolific striker, as reported by Sabah.
The Istanbul giants pulled off one of the best bargain deals anywhere in Europe when they brought Muriqi to the Turkish city this summer after a fine breakthrough season at Caykur Rizespor.
The Kosovan international has scored 20 goals in 41 games at club level since the start of 2018/19, earning comparisons with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robert Lewandowski along the way.
According to The Express, Spurs and Manchester United both scouted Muriqi during the Euro 2020 qualifier between England and Kosovo at St Mary’s with the 25-year-old firing a penalty into the corner during the second half of an eight-goal thriller.
Sabah, meanwhile, claimed that West Ham were also interested in handing Muriqi his big break in the Premier League – despite investing a club-record fee in Sebastian Haller just weeks ago.
But Fenerbahce’s sporting director Damien Comolli has made it clear that the Turkish title-chasers are not planning to give away their star man, telling Sabah that a bid of £18 million would get you Muriqi’s right leg and nothing else.
Former Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse saw Muriqi at first hand last week during a clash between Fenerbahce and Ajansspor and, taking to Instagram, he claimed that the rising star of Turkish football is worth 100 million euros in today’s market.
It seems that Comolli agrees.
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