Fenerbahce deny making offers to sign Rafael Leao and Ermedin Demirovic

[p]Through an official statement published on the club's social media channels, the Istanbul giants categorically denied any attempt to sign the two forwards.[/p][p]International and Turkish media reported in recent hours about the possibility of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] making a huge offer of around 100 million euros for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leao-rafael/AqOPWN5s/"]Leao[/a] - which included the transfer fee to be paid to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] and the winger's salary - but the club shut down any rumours.[/p][p]"[b]The claims that we made an offer of approximately 100 million euros for Rafael Leao, including the transfer fee and salary, are completely false. No such proposal was made to the player or his club[/b]," they stated.[/p][embed guid="0272170d-723e-4c47-a121-e999ee7cb537" url="https://x.com/Fenerbahce/status/2080939496258887773" social-type="twitter" /][p]In the same statement, Fenerbahce also described the reports linking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/demirovic-ermedin/dIsZ5Eyb/"]Ermedin Demirovic[/a] to them as "completely unfounded", assuring that they "made no attempt" to sign him.[/p][p]The Turkish club emphasised that the entire squad's focus is on sporting matters, especially the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fenerbahce-MsbmracL/gornik-zabrze-2LH3Ywq4/?mid=pWgNaaTh"]second qualifying round match in the Champions League[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Our only focus is on the second leg against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gornik-zabrze/2LH3Ywq4/"]Gornik Zabrze[/a], in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, and on advancing to the next stage[/b]," the club stressed.[/p][p]Fenerbahce take a one-goal lead into the second leg away from home after winning the first match [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fenerbahce-MsbmracL/gornik-zabrze-2LH3Ywq4/?mid=CIeF1Lbt"]1-0[/a].[/p]