What Augsburg boss Benjamin Weber recently said about Mert Kömür’s future amid Galatasaray interest

Galatasaray are reportedly interested in Mert Kömür, whose future Augsburg sporting director Benjamin Weber recently discussed in an exclusive interview with Bulinews.

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FC Augsburg and Germany U21 attacker Mert Kömür has reportedly attracted interest from Galatasaray.

According to Turkish outlet Sporx, the Istanbul club have submitted an initial offer for the 20-year-old.

FC Porto, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Club Brugge have previously been linked with a move for Kömür, who is under contract with Augsburg until 2029.

Bulinews.com recently asked Augsburg sporting director Benjamin Weber about the futures of Kömür and Alexis Claude-Maurice, who has also been linked with a move away from the WWK Arena.

“First of all, we are pretty happy that other clubs or people are talking about our players, because that means we have a stage to develop not only youth players, but also players like Alexis, who came to us at an older age. This means other high-potential talents would like to join FC Augsburg because they know we can write a story and develop together," Weber told Bulinews.com in an exclusive interview, adding:

“If there’s a possibility for them to grow and maybe have bigger contracts in a bigger league, everybody can dream, and everybody has this objective. It’s in our hands. That’s the main thing and very important for us at FC Augsburg. But yes, they have a big market. I also read some rumours, but there’s no news yet, and I think this has something to do with the World Cup.”

Reports have suggested that Augsburg are prepared to sell Kömür for a fee in the region of €20 million.