Fenerbahçe has faced their share of transfer blunders in recent seasons. The club lost stars Mehmet Aurelio and Tuncay Şanlı with no compensation from other clubs, but now the team is facing another potential transfer dilemma. Although defender Diego Lugano is still under contract with the Canaries, the club may have to pay a transfer fee just to keep him in Istanbul next season.

Fenerbahçe has had bad luck with retaining some footballers in recent seasons. Now the team could face another dilemma surrounding Diego Lugano. Reports out of Istanbul this week indicate that Lugano may have already signed a contract with Uruguayan second division side Rentistas. Although such a move would seem improbable for one of Europe's top defenders, the picture becomes clear with a look at Rentistas' owner: Lugano's agent, Juan Figer.

Figer has garnered his share of controversy in dealing with his clients in recent years. However, the agent's ownership of the second division Uruguayan side could put him in more hot water. Reports indicate that Figer has been signing his own clients to the club, then requiring bigger clubs to pay a transfer fee to them (and ultimately, Figer) in order to sign the players. Now a report in Turkish newspaper Vatan says Figer has completed this task with Diego Lugano.

The Vatan report says Figer signed Lugano to Rentistas in January. The report also says he signed similar deals with clients Alex de Souza, Claudio Maldonado, and Dani Güiza. According to the report, Rentistas now owns the rights to Lugano and Fener would have to pay the club (and Figer) a transfer fee in order to keep the defender in Istanbul.

There is no word on the amount of the fee, and neither party has confirmed that a deal has occurred. Lugano joined the Canaries in 2006, but has been courted by a number of Italian clubs recently. His contract with Fener expires at the end of this season.

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Turkish National Team coach Fatih Terim spoke with the media on Tuesday and stated that his team has a number of injuries ahead of this weekend's match. He won't get much sympathy from his counterpart on the Spain sideline, however. Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque told reporters Tuesday that his side will also be without several key players this weekend.

According to Del Bosque, Barcelona stars Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez will both likely miss this weekend's World Cup qualifier with Türkiye. Both were injured in La Liga play against Malaga recently. Iniesta is also expected to miss next weekend's match against the Turks as well with a torn muscle in his right leg. Del Bosque has gone with Juan Manuel Mata as his replacement in the squad.

Hernandez is currently in the Spanish team's camp, but he is undergoing medical test and evaluations to see if he'll be fit to play in either match against the Turks. Additionally, Barcelona defender Carles Puyol is out for this weekend's match due to injury. David Silva, Gerard Pique, and David Villa are all dealing with minor injuries of their own as well. However, all three are expected to see playing time Saturday against Türkiye.

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