Overview
- Udinese completed the permanent transfer Monday by activating the €5 million purchase option and signing Zaniolo to a contract running to 30 June 2029.
- The club chose the cheaper buy path that pays €5 million now and gives Galatasaray 50% of any future resale profit instead of a €10 million fee for full ownership.
- Wage terms remain unresolved because the loan deal was agreed in haste, with Zaniolo reportedly on about €1m at Udinese down from roughly €3m in Turkey and seeking closer to €1.6m–€1.8m.
- Udinese deliberately triggered the option before the deadline to secure his registration first and said it will continue negotiating the player’s salary after finalizing the transfer.
- The sell-on clause limits Udinese’s future resale upside and leaves Galatasaray exposed to later gains, while ongoing wage talks could affect the player’s availability or prompt a further contract dispute.