27.01.2025 19:10
Adana Demirspor made an official offer of 3 million euros for 16-year-old Deniz Dönmezer from Premier League giant Arsenal. The navy-blue club, which has also attracted interest from the big four, rejected all offers for the young goalkeeper. Meanwhile, it was reported that there are also suitors for Maestro from the Super League and England.
Metin Korkmaz, who served as the second president of Adana Demirspor in the previous term and has taken a wide initiative on behalf of the club in this term, made important statements regarding the possible transfers of the team's two star players, 16-year-old goalkeeper Deniz Dönmezer and Maestro, who has drawn attention with his recent performances.
"THE PRICE WE SET FOR MAESTRO IS 5 MILLION EUROS" Answering questions from Özgür Sancar on Radyospor, Korkmaz said, "We have received numerous official offers for Deniz and Maestro from both abroad and domestically. Beşiktaş really wants Maestro and made an offer. They offered 1.5 million euros; however, it is not possible for us to accept this amount. Udinese has already offered more than double that. Galatasaray inquired about the transfer conditions for Maestro. But as far as I understand, their priority in transfers is a winger. They announced that they could transfer Maestro after completing that transfer. They are looking at it positively. Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe are also interested. Some teams from the Premier League called us regarding Maestro. The base price we set for his transfer is 5 million euros," he said.
"3 MILLION EUROS FROM ARSENAL FOR DENIZ" Metin Korkmaz stated, "Our goalkeeper Deniz is only 16 years old and is playing regularly in the Süper Lig. He is performing exceptionally well. All major clubs in the Süper Lig are interested in his transfer. We spoke with Galatasaray about Deniz. They are keen on this transfer, they have a priority in the transfer, and afterwards, they may make an offer for Deniz and Maestro. Arsenal sent an official offer. They proposed 3 million euros. According to this offer, they will pay the money, but Deniz will play on loan with us for one and a half years. After that, he will join Arsenal. Fenerbahçe also offered 3 million euros for Maestro and Deniz. They also said, 'Let Deniz play on loan with you for one and a half years, then let him come to us.' Unfortunately, we had to reject both clubs' offers. We will never let Deniz go for the amounts offered. We are receiving offers for all our young players, from Arda Okan Kurtulan to Kadir Karayiğit, İzzet Çelik, Tolga (Konyaspor interested), Nabil (Alanyaspor transfer), and Semih Güler. We will only sell one player during this transfer period. It won't be two. We will generally keep the team intact. Fenerbahçe is still interested in Deniz. Fenerbahçe told me, 'Deniz is our top priority,'" he said.
DENIZ'S STATS 16-year-old goalkeeper Deniz Dönmezer has played 13 matches with the Mediterranean team and has been on the field for 1119 minutes. The young goalkeeper's contract continues until 2026, and he started his football career in the Çukurova Demirspor youth team, joining Adana Demirspor in 2019.
MAESTRO'S SEASON PERFORMANCE 21-year-old Angolan Maestro, who stands out as the player with the most matches played for Adana Demirspor, was transferred from Benfica B team in February 2024. The young midfielder has a contract with Adana Demirspor until 2026. The 21-year-old player has scored 1 goal in the 20 matches he has played this season.