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Armand Laurienté to Besiktas

Quiet since 11 July 2026. Last report: Alfredo Pedulla. Probability when it went quiet: 24%.

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 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.

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