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Norwich City and Borja Sainz’s transfer situation: What is happening?
Borja Sainz has had an incredible start to the season, and even when his Norwich City team has struggled, he has been a bright spark on the left-wing.
The 23-year-old has scored 15 goals in 18 Championship games so far in 2024/25, registering two assists along the way.
However, despite the positives, there will be some worries surrounding his future at the club, especially with the January transfer window less than a month away.
Football League World has taken a look at Sainz’s current transfer situation; the impact it will have on Norwich if he leaves the club in January, his own personal stance, and whether his manager, Johannes Hoff Thorup, is worried about the winger departing.
Sainz is reportedly open to a move away
Despite his success in the opening four months of the new Championship season, according to Gala Haber, Sainz is open to a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray.
Although there has been no formal approach, the 23-year-old may want to link back up with his former Canaries teammate, Gabriel Sara, who made the switch to the club in the summer transfer window.
It has been claimed in Turkey that the Championship side have placed a €22m (£18.2m) asking price on the young star, showing their determination to keep hold of him this winter, however, reports in England have stated the opposite, and have said that the winger will not be leaving in January.
Sainz is in the final year-and-a-half of his contract at Carrow Road, and therefore the club’s hold on him is weakening and this could be the last chance they get to bring in a large fee for him, but it is still early days in this saga.
Athletic Bilbao have also registered their interest in September, and with clubs the size of these two keeping tabs on the Spaniard, it will be difficult to keep hold of him.
