Blaz Kramer is still one of the best shooters Legia Warsaw this season. The Slovenian has scored five goals and provided four assists in 11 appearances. Only Bartosz has scored the same number of goals Cabbage and Marc Gual. While these two will most likely improve that result, Kramer has no chance of doing so.
The Slovenian was sold to Turkish side Konyaspor last week, despite it seeming almost certain that the striker would be staying in Legion. Before Kramer left the club, he failed to reach an agreement with new clubs twice.
At first it was Konyaspor, where the player eventually left. In July Legion reached an agreement with the Turks regarding the transfer fee, but on site it turned out that the player had not reached an agreement with the club and returned to Warsaw.
After the promotion to the Champions League, Slovan Bratislava became interested in the player, but they also did not meet his financial expectations. Although Kramer announced that he would stay at Legia for another season, Konyaspor came back with another offer, which finally convinced the striker.
According to media reports, the Turks were to pay one million euros for Kramer, including bonuses, and the player himself was to earn around 650 thousand euros net per year, which is more than twice as much as in Warsaw. However, it is not known whether this information is reliable.
Legia didn't earn a million euros on Kramer?
The president of Konyaspor shed new light on the matter, speaking in Turkish media about the new striker. – The amount given is not true. We cannot afford such an expense – said Omer Korkmaz in Radyspor.
– Kramer came to us at the beginning of the transfer window, but had to return to Warsaw because his agent had other expectations. Our interest in the player did not weaken, however. Kramer wanted to come here and show himself here – he added.
– We told him that he could become our player if he influenced his manager. We concluded a transfer agreement that was 50 percent lower than the amount given at the beginning of this season – the Konyaspor president summed up.
Kramer has already made his debut in his new club. In Saturday's match against Samsunspor (1:0), he came on in the 73rd minute. The Slovenian will have a chance to play again on Saturday, when Konyaspor hosts Sivasspor.