Yellow Canaries Vice-President Şekip Mosturoğlu spoke to the press this week and commented about Uruguayan defender Diego Lugano's pending contract renewal talks. Mosturoğlu reassured Fenerbahçe fans saying that there was a strong probability that Diego Lugano will soon extend his contract and stay at the Şükrü Saraçoğlu.

Fenerbahçe Vice-President spoke to Radyospor's Aydın Cingöz this week and answered questions about Uruguayan defender Diego Lugano's pending contract renewal talks.

"We're waiting for Lugano's agent to come to Turkey, so we can clarify his situation," said Şekip Mosturoğlu. "I believe that in the end both sides will show the necessary sacrifice and we will soon reach a happy ending," he continued.

When asked about transfer rumours linking the defender to Italian clubs Mr. Mosturoğlu gave a clear response. "I have never thought and still don't think that a development of this kind could happen during our negotiations," answered Mosturoğlu. "I can say to you that Lugano will not go to Italy," commented the Vice-President.

Diego Lugano, Volkan Demirel and Selçuk Şahin have all yet to extend their contracts with the club. If Fenerbahçe doesn't get these players to sign new contracts, they will become free agents at the end of the season.

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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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