Sunderland‘s Chemsdine Talbi has opportunities to leave the Premier League side in the next few hours or days.
The Premier League transfer window closed earlier this week while the window remains open in a few leagues, including Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
These two leagues, in particular, are showing interest in the Sunderland player.
New club join race for Sunderland man
On Thursday, Sport Witness relayed news of Galatasaray and Beşiktaş being keen.
The race is ‘wide open’ to secure his services as the window there will close later today. Al-Ittihad are also in the mix.
Régis Le Bris said there’s a possibility for the 21-year-old to leave the Stadium of Light soon.
Takvim reports Fenerbahçe have entered the race to sign Chemsdine Talbi on their deadline day.
The Yellow Canaries, along with Galatasaray, are continuing their efforts to secure his services. Talbi’s preferred role is as a right winger and he can also operate across other attacking positions. His versatility appeals the two Istanbul clubs.
Competition for Sunderland player
There’s no mention of Beşiktaş, while both Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have qualified for the Champions League. The Belgium-born Morocco international’s preference among the Turkish clubs is also not clear.
Takvim warns the two rivals about the competition from Saudi Arabia, without specifying the interested party.
WinWin Sports journalist Ismael Mahmoud took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to report about the Turkey interest in the versatile attacker. He makes it clear it’s his own update.
Mahmoud now states an unnamed Turkish club are competing with Al-Ittihad to secure Chemsdine Talbi’s services. These two clubs are in negotiations with the Premier League side.
The Süper Lig side can find it difficult because the Sunderland man prefers to join the Middle Eastern club.
The Turkish club have a few hours while Al-Ittihad have two more days as the window in Saudi Arabia will remain open until September 6th. Al-Ittihad can have an easy route to sign Talbi if he doesn’t move to Istanbul today.
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— Ismael Mahmoud – إسماعيل محمود (@ismaeelmahmoudd) September 3, 2026
