Cagliari director Guido Angelozzi reveals how they bought to safe the Semih Kilicsoy cut price from Besiktas, noting they’d be ‘loopy to not’ purchase him. ‘He might be value €40m.’
The Sardinians are in motion on the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this night for his or her Serie A Week 24 fixture in opposition to Roma.
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Kilicsoy has flourished at Cagliari
CAGLIARI, ITALY – JANUARY 31: Semih Kilicsoy of Cagliari scores his staff’s second aim (2-0) through the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Sant’Elia on January 31, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photograph by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
Few knew who Kilicsoy was when he arrived in Cagliari over the summer time from Besiktas, on mortgage for €1m with an choice to purchase for an extra €12m.
There are additionally one other €2m in add-ons, and Besiktas are owed a ten per cent lower of any future sale price.
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“He is a good expertise and there are numerous groups round Europe who’re watching him,”
There have been experiences final week that Cagliari tried to activate the acquisition choice early with a purpose to lower your expenses, however that Besiktas refused to alter the phrases of the settlement.
That makes it clear that the Serie A membership will use the choice for €12m, although.
“How can we not? We’d be loopy to not purchase him,” defined the director.
TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Semih Kilicsoy of Cagliari Calcio is challenged by Gvidas Gineitis of Torino FC through the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
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and has been visiting a few of his gamers who’re in Serie A, together with Kilicsoy.
“He’s a younger and extraordinary participant, who scored some exceptional objectives. Montella visited us and mentioned he’s a really fascinating participant,” added Angelozzi.
“If he retains going like this, he might be value €40m.”
How did Cagliari handle to beat everybody to signal this younger expertise, who was solely 19 when he joined?
“Agent Federico Pastorello advised him to our President, so we began monitoring him, despatched a scout to Turkiye, after which referred to as Montella’s assistant supervisor, who spoke extremely of the participant.”