Loan club Fenerbahce cannot afford that price-tag.
Sunderland’s Jeremain Lens and Rotherham United’s Abthony Forde challenge for the ball
A report in Turkey has revealed the amount Fenerbahce will have to pay Sunderland if they want to sign Jeremain Lens this summer.
Sporx is reporting that the Turkish side can sign him for a fee in the region of €15 million (£13 million) in the summer – however the report also makes it clear that the Istanbul club do not have that sort of money available to them at this time.
The Dutchman, who the Guardian claim cost the Black Cats a fee in the region of £13 million from Dynamo Kiev, was reunited with his former Sunderland and PSV Eindhoven boss Dick Advocaat in Istanbul and reduced the wage bill at the Stadium of Light.
Fenerbahce’s Jeremain Lens celebrates scoring their second goal
It seems that Sunderland are intent on making back the money they spent on the player which seems fair, given his form in Turkey and standing on the international scene.
However, Lens seems fairly adamant on heading to Fenerbahce and if they cannot afford him Sunderland may have a hard task on their hands finding a club willing to pay up that Lens fancies playing for.
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