Even confusion is confused: World Cup winner makes surprise move | OneFootball

On the night leading up to Wednesday, the transfer chaos surrounding N'Golo Kanté was complete. The French world champion is now indeed moving to Fenerbahçe. "Giving up is not an option for us," the club initially tweeted before the transfer was officially announced two hours later. 

After the Turkish club had announced at noon that the deal had failed (you can read it again here), the transfer chaos is now complete. However, since the transfer window in Turkey is open longer, the transfer can still go through.

Kanté signs a contract until 2028 and is part of a swap deal. In return, Youssef En-Nesyri moves to Kanté's former club Al Ittihad. According to media reports, the Saudis are paying 15 million euros, and Kanté is moving to Istanbul on a free transfer.

The Frenchman is said to have previously refused to participate in training at Al Ittihad to force his transfer. He has now succeeded in doing so. 

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