As things stand, Beşiktaş's interest in Armand Laurienté has run into a wall. The Super Lig side explored a move for the 27-year-old France attacker, but Sassuolo's asking price — somewhere in the £18m to £25.5m range — has stopped negotiations in their tracks. The latest word is that talks have cooled rather than collapsed: this is a rumour that has stalled on money, with no agreement and no sign one is close. The reporting here is thin. The only voice on file is NTV Spor, a mid-ranking source, who describe a cost obstacle and say Sassuolo's demands shocked Beşiktaş. That single link, now ten days old, tells you to treat this with caution rather than conviction. Nothing has been corroborated by a benchmark reporter, and silence since suggests the story has gone quiet. The engine's 9% reading marks this as a genuine longshot. For it to complete, Beşiktaş would need to find a way to meet a fee they have already balked at, on a player tied down until 2029 — which strengthens Sassuolo's hand and keeps the price high. The financial gap, the lack of fresh momentum and the flimsy sourcing all drag the number down. Sassuolo know their market: they sold to Inter for £22m in 2024 and to Bournemouth for £22m in 2023, so their £18m–£25.5m demand for Laurienté is entirely in keeping with how they price a sale. That is precisely why they are unlikely to blink. Watch for Beşiktaş tabling a concrete bid, or a credible second source reviving the story. Without either, this stays cold.