Overview
- Borussia Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken said Monday that the club has received no offer for Serhou Guirassy and that Dortmund does not plan to sell him.
- Late-May reports said Fenerbahçe figures including presidential-candidate Aziz Yıldırım held talks with the player and that a verbal agreement was claimed, but those accounts have not produced a formal offer.
- Guirassy is under contract until June 2028 and his exit clause applies only to a few top European clubs, which limits Fenerbahçe's ability to trigger a move and keeps Dortmund in a strong bargaining position.
- Dortmund has set a de facto price floor near €40 million and transfer insiders said Fenerbahçe balked at a reported €42 million figure.
- Guirassy has 60 goals and 15 assists in 96 competitive games for Dortmund, a record that helps explain the club's reluctance to sell and why Fenerbahçe is reportedly considering cheaper alternatives such as Vedat Muriqi while it weighs whether to make a formal bid.