Official | N’Golo Kanté completes Fenerbahçe move | OneFootball

N’Golo Kanté (34) has completed his move to Fenerbahçe. The France international has signed a deal that runs until the summer of 2028.

Kanté had looked all set to join Fenerbahçe on deadline day. However, the deal ultimately fell through at the final hour, with the Turkish club blaming Al-Ittihad for failing to send through the relevant documents. The failure of that deal also caused the deal to take Youssef En-Nesyri to fall through, a deal that couldn’t be revived due to the closure of the transfer window in Saudi Arabia on Monday. 

However, Kanté was desperate to complete the move to Fenerbahçe and it is now a done deal. In order to complete the move, he had to terminate his contract at Al-Ittihad, allowing him to join the Turkish side on a free transfer. En-Nesyri does the same, moving in the opposite direction. 

Having completed the move, Kanté will now have his sights on securing his place in the France squad ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle