The Uruguayan ran out of space with the surprising arrival of Karim Benzema and it was either him or… Marcos Leonardo, another ex-Benfica player, who is also not ruled out of a possible departure, although the most likely one is that of his teammate.
There was still talk about the possibility of the Brazilian heading to Atlético Madrid, but the deal fell through and the colchoneros They advanced through Lookman. On the other hand, the Istanbul team lost En-Nesyri to Al Ittihad, owned by Sérgio Conceição, precisely to surrender the French striker, meaning they also needed a new striker.
Unlike the Arab winter market, there are still a few days left until the Turkish market closes (February 6th), so news and business values are awaited. So far in his career, Darwin has accumulated a total of 184 million euros in transfers, so he could even exceed €200 M.
Darwin, number 7 in Inzaghi’s team, has not had a particularly easy start to his adventure in Saudi football, having been out for some time due to injury, but even so, he has 7 goals and 5 assists in 22 games, for all competitions.