Brian Brobbey has starred for Sunderland in recent weeks, scoring three goals in the last five league matches.
The Netherlands international arrived at the Stadium of Light from Ajax last summer. He started to impress for the Black Cats after overcoming initial struggles. His recent performances for Sunderland haven’t gone unnoticed.
On Thursday, Sabah reported Fenerbahçe want to take him away from Régis Le Bris’ immediately. The Turkish winter market is open until Friday while the one in the UK closed on Monday.
Sabah even reported the striker reaching an agreement with the Yellow Canaries, who want to sign him on loan with an option to buy. The newspaper’s report was a surprise.
Later that day, Soccer News in the Netherlands backed up the Istanbul club’s genuine desire to sign him late in their window.
A fresh report from Soccer News provides the Premier League side’s stance on the 24-year-old.
Despite concrete interest from the Turkish club, Sunderland have absolutely no intention of letting the player leave today. In fact, Le Bris’ side will not at all cooperate or entertain discussions over Brobbey’s exit.
Sunderland not interested
The English club are determined to retain Brobbey and therefore, a move outside the UK transfer window to the Süper Lig side is now off the table.
The outlet state: ‘Crazy things can happen in football, but as it stands now, Brobbey won’t be joining Fenerbahçe and will remain at Sunderland at least until next summer.’
Soccer News have found this from their own sources, likely from those close to the Dutch frontman.
With Sunderland standing firm, that should be enough to put an end to this short saga. Fenerbahçe will have to look elsewhere to improve their attack and need to act fast.
Brobbey has managed five goals and one assist from 19 league matches for Sunderland.