{"id":858877,"date":"2025-06-29T17:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/29\/osayi-samuel-in-talks-with-turkish-rivals-after-fenerbahce-snub-his-father\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T17:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:12:40","slug":"osayi-samuel-in-talks-with-turkish-rivals-after-fenerbahce-snub-his-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/29\/osayi-samuel-in-talks-with-turkish-rivals-after-fenerbahce-snub-his-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Osayi-Samuel in talks with Turkish rivals after Fenerbah\u00e7e snub his father"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bright Osayi-Samuel is edging closer to a move away from Fenerbah\u00e7e, with Turkish rivals Be\u015fikta\u015f showing serious interest in securing his services, Soccernet.ng<\/a> has learned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Nigerian Journalist, Buchi Laba<\/a>, Be\u015fikta\u015f have already tabled an offer to the 27-year-old, but no official agreement has been reached.<\/p>\n

Osayi-Samuel, who can play as both a right-back and winger, is expected to hold further talks with the Black Eagles later this week in Istanbul.<\/p>\n

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Coach Jose Peseiro and Bright Osayi-Samuel of Nigeria during the TotalEnergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations Afcon 2023 match between Guinea Bissau and Nigeria [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite initially hoping to remain at Fenerbah\u00e7e, where he has grown into a fan favourite since joining in 2021, Osayi-Samuel has been forced to reconsider his future following recent developments behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

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A key turning point came when Fenerbah\u00e7e president Ali Ko\u00e7 reportedly ignored attempts by Osayi-Samuel\u2019s father to initiate contract renewal discussions for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n

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Bright Osayi-Samuel of Fenerbahce passes the ball during Fenerbahce and Athletic Club clash [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The silence from the club\u2019s hierarchy is believed to have frustrated the player\u2019s camp and shifted his focus towards a potential exit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOsayi Samuel plan was to never jump ship but Ali Koc who\u2019s the president of Fenerbahce ignored his father for 2weeks so now the player has to Move on\u201d wrote Laba on his X (formerly Twitter) page.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Per Transfermarkt<\/a>, Osayi-Samuel’s contract is set to expire this summer. The versatile Nigerian is free to negotiate with any club, and Be\u015fikta\u015f are currently leading the race for his signature.<\/p>\n

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Bright Osayi Samuel in action for Fenerbah\u00e7e [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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However, interest from clubs outside Turkey\u2014particularly from English teams like Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Southampton<\/a>\u2014could still influence his final decision.<\/p>\n

Osayi-Samuel has made 178 appearances for Fenerbah\u00e7e. His potential departure would be a notable loss for the Yellow Canaries, who now risk losing him on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Bright Osayi-Samuel is edging closer to a move away from Fenerbah\u00e7e, with Turkish rivals Be\u015fikta\u015f showing serious interest in securing his services, Soccernet.ng has learned. According to Nigerian Journalist, Buchi Laba, Be\u015fikta\u015f have already tabled an offer to the 27-year-old, but no official agreement has been reached. Osayi-Samuel, who can play as both a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129289,2005,1607],"tags":[129288,5180],"class_list":{"0":"post-858877","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-osayi-samuel","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-talks","10":"tag-osayi-samuel","11":"tag-talks"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}