Created Date: February 03, 2026 07:00
Fenerbahçe reached a happy ending in the transfer after intense efforts and tense waiting.
Fenerbahçe is one step closer to a happy ending in the transfer of N’Golo Kante, for whom it has worked hard to add him to its squad since the first day of the interim transfer period. The yellow-dark blue team could not convince their club in the first negotiations with Al Ittihad for the French star. Then, after Karim Benzema wanted to leave and even after the agreement with Al Hilal, he contacted Al Ittihad again, who was looking for a striker, and this time he activated the exchange formula. After Youssef En-Nesyri, whose transfer to Juventus was not realized at the last minute, approved to go to Al Ittihad, Fenerbahçe sat down with the Saudi Arabian team again. After the negotiations, the clubs agreed on a transfer fee of 4.5 million Euros for Kante. For En-Nesyri, Canary is expected to receive a transfer fee of 18 million Euros.
He underwent a health check while waiting.
In light of these developments, yesterday, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) was expected to approve the transfer of Benzema to Al Hilal, En-Nesyri to Al Ittihad, and Kante to Fenerbahçe. However, Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Al Nassr, caused a stir in Arabia due to unfair transfer approvals. Ronaldo did not play in the match against Al-Riyadh yesterday, stating that he was not satisfied with the way PIF had managed the club for 3 years, especially the difference in treatment applied to its rivals managed by the same fund. .
While PIF did not approve the transfers after this step of the legendary name, Fenerbahçe evaluated the waiting period by passing Kante’s health check in Jeddah.
After a tense wait, the fund received approval for Kante, Benzema and En-Nesyri, while the French star is expected to sign for F. Bahçe in a short time.
