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Former QPR star Bright Osayi-Samuel, 26, in line to return to England in cut price transfer from Fenerbahce
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TURKISH side Fenerbahce are willing to let former QPR winger Bright Osayi-Samuel return to England.
Versatile Osayi-Samuel, 26, could be sold cheaply this summer as the Super Lig club look to trim their payroll.
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The flyer moved to Fenerbahce in 2021 on a free transfer.
And he has since scored six goals in 126 games while winning the 2023 Turkish Cup.
But the Turks have a new boss in Jose Mourinho, who wants to overhaul his squad.
It means several players face the chop.
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And Osayi-Samuel, a 14-time Nigeria international, could be one of them.
There is already reported interest in him from Southampton.
The newly-promoted side could be about to lose Kyle Walker-Peters to West Ham as part of a deal for Flynn Downes.
And Osayi-Samuel would be a natural replacement to bomb down the right flank.
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Before Fenerbahce, he spent three-and-a-half years in London at QPR.
The ace netted 13 times in 115 games while winning the club’s Young Player of the Year award.
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Osayi-Samuel also clocked up 79 games for boyhood club Blackpool.
And there could yet be more clubs in for his signature depending on the price.
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