Bursaspor President İbrahim Yazıcı issued a statement on Monday, squashing rumours that his star player is headed to Fenerbahçe. Sercan Yıldırım has been mentioned as a Fener target numerous times this season, with reports over the weekend stating the Canaries were close to a deal for him. Yazıcı says as far as he's concerned, Sercan will remain a Green Croc.

Yazıcı issued a statement on the Bursaspor website Monday stating that there is no deal to send Sercan to Fenerbahçe as had been rumoured. "We've not had any meetings with the heads of any club regarding the transfer of young striker Sercan Yıldırım," the statement read. "The reports of us shaking hands with Fenerbahçe on a deal are completely false," Yazıcı said.

"He is still under contract with our team. If there are any negotiations toward a transfer, the public will be among the first to know," Yazıcı stated.

Yıldırım, who turns 19 on Sunday, joined Bursaspor in 2006. The striker has made numerous appearances for the U-21 Turkish National Team, and he was among Fatih Terim's call-ups for the match against Spain last weekend.

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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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The Yellow Canaries returned back to the training ground, five days after last Friday's 2-1 league loss against Bursaspor. Everyone in the squad was present on Thursday's practice, excluding players away on national duty, as preparations began for the next TSL fixture; Fenerbahçe will host Eskişehirspor at the Şükrü Saraçoğlu on Sunday, April 5th.

Thursday's practice at the Samandıra Training Facilities began at 18:30 (6:30 PM) with warm-ups conducted by coach Carlos Cascallana. The players then continued the training session with coordination drills and stretching exercises. Fenerbahçe were missing several key players who were away on national duty, as the World Cup qualifiers kick-in this week.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Canaries present for duty in Istanbul completed Thursday afternoon's practice with a light tempo practice match supervised by assistant coach Cesar Mendiondo. Fener boss Luis Aragones did not take part in Thursday's practice due to his wife's illness.

Also Brazilian players Roberto Carlos and Edu Dracena were absent in today's training. Both players were reported to have had Aragones' permission and are expected to resume practice in tomorrow evening's training session.

Captain Alex de Souza and youngster Abdülkadir Kayalı, who both have slight injuries, practiced together under physiotherapist Dolu Arslan's supervision. Meanwhile, as Volkan Demirel, Volkan Babacan and Mert Günok were all away on national duty goalkeeper coach Angel Ferez trained youngsters Ertuğrul Taşkıran and Alper Piliç, from the reserves team.

Fenerbahçe will continue training for next Sunday's Eskişehirspor match with a double practice on Friday.

(source:fenerbahceworldwide)

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Fenerbahçe has reportedly agreed to new deals for stars Volkan Demirel and Selçuk Şahin, according to media reports Sunday. The club has already reached an agreement with each player's representatives, and the Canaries are hoping to seal the deal with another current star this week in Istanbul.

According to a report in Turkish newspaper Milliyet, Fenerbahçe has agreed to new deals for both Volkan Demirel and Selçuk Şahin. Club officials with meet with each player on Monday and the report says they expect to sign contracts with each.

Milliyet says all parties have agreed on financial terms. Both players had numerous European offers, but the two elected to stay with the Canaries. The report says both players will make less annually than Deivid de Souza or Alex de Souza, but each will receive a match bonus that is similar to their Brazilian teammates.

The report also says the agent for defender Diego Lugano is in Istanbul currently to meet with club administrators. Club officials are expected to meet with Juan Figer, the agent for Lugano, early in the week in hopes of hammering out a new deal.

(fenerbahceworldwide)

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