Belgium international Nacer Chadli has left Monaco to join Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir, the clubs announced on Thursday.
Former Tottenham winger Chadli signed for Monaco in August 2018, after a two-year spell with West Brom, but after one season in the principality he was loaned to Anderlecht for the 2019-20 campaign.
Rather than challenge for a place in new coach Niko Kovac s Monaco squad, the 31-year-old, capped 59 times by Belgium, is heading to Istanbul to join a team that won their first Super Lig title last term.
Istanbul Basaksehir said on their website that Chadli had signed a two-year contract with them, while Monaco also confirmed the deal was done.
No transfer fee details were announced by either side.
AS Monaco and Istanbul…
Inter have announced the signing of Stefano Sensi from Sassuolo on loan with the option of a permanent deal.
The 23-year-old midfielder made the breakthrough at international level with Italy last November after impressing in Serie A.
Sassuolo s sporting director Giovanni Carnevali recently revealed Inter were the frontrunners to sign Sensi, who had also attracted rumoured interest from fierce rivals AC Milan.
And Antonio Conte s side have now confirmed an agreement with Sassuolo.
Inter have paid a reported €5million fee to take Sensi on loan for the 2019-20 campaign and also have the right to purchase him in a year s time for around five times that amount.
Sensi represented Cesena in Serie B and San Marino Calcio on loan in Serie C prior to mak…
A wretched run of form has the pressure on Milan, but the visit of lowly Cesena gives them a chance to return to the winners list.
Milan midfielder Michael Essien is desperate to make the club s fans happy again when Cesena visit San Siro after a terrible run of form in Serie A.
The Italian giants have won just one of their seven league fixtures in 2015 – falling to 11th in the table as a result.
A home fixture against relegation-threatened Cesena on Sunday gives Filippo Inzaghi s men an excellent chance to reverse their slump.
But defeat could be disastrous to the mood at San Siro something that Essien is aware of.
The midfielder emphasised the importance of a united squad and told the club s official website: We are in a difficult time [but] w…
Joachim Loew says he is uncertain of his future in charge of Germany following their Euro 2012 semi-final defeat at the hands of Italy.
Germany were widely viewed as favourites for the title but were denied a place in Sunday s final in Kiev following a 2-1 loss to Cesare Prandelli s men.
Earlier in June, Loew gave a strong indication that he could step down as Germany coach after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He has come under fire from some quarters following the team s failure to win the European Championships.
And the 52-year-old has refused to confirm whether he will remain in charge for the World Cup qualifiers.
Generally, I have a contract, Loew told Bild.
Leaving? Such things have not crossed our mind. Our journey has been very, very…
Dnipro striker Nikola Kalinic has decided to join Serie A outfit Fiorentina, according to his agent Tomislav Erceg.
Paulo Sousa s Fiorentina are on the hunt for a striker after Mario Gomez was loaned to Besiktas for the 2015-16 season and Croatia international Kalinic has emerged as the likeliest new arrival from Ukraine.
In an interview with Firenzeviola, Erceg said: Nikola wants to come to Florence.
He s honoured by Fiorentina s interest, and he d like to play in Serie A next year. It s up to the clubs to find a decisive agreement.
Our decision has already been made.
Kalinic, who opened the scoring in Dnipro s 3-2 loss to Sevilla in 2014-15 UEFA Europa League final, has scored 37 goals in 86 league appearances since moving to Dnipropetrovsk f…
Arsenal are keen on signing France international Yoann Gourcuff on a free transfer at the end of the season, .
The 28 year old moved to Lyon from Bordeaux in the summer of 2011, and has since racked up one hundred and seventeen appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-five goals.
He has been capped thirty-one times for his country, scoring four times, and played at the 2010 World Cup but missed out on last summer’s finals in Brazil.
Gourcuff has spent his entire career so far in France, aside from a spell in Serie A with Milan, where he won the Champions League in 2007.
The Gunners were linked with a move for the midfielder before he moved to Italy, and are now ready to renew their interest.
Arsene Wenger’s are in pole position to…
Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona are keeping close tabs on Udinese full-back Silvan Widmer, .
It is no secret that the Catalans plan to recruit a new right-sided defender in the summer and they are currently looking at a number of footballers.
Joao Cancelo and Nelson Semedo are believed to be their top targets, but Udinese star Silvan Widmer is reportedly on the list as well.
The Switzerland international has been performing at a very high level for several years now and he looks ready for a big club move.
Italian giants Inter Milan, AC Milan and AS Roma are believed to be keen on his services as well, meaning that Barcelona will face competition for his signature if they decide to pursue their interest.
Silvan Widmer joined Udinese from Aarau…
Ivan Perisic scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Inter salvaged a 2-2 derby draw against AC Milan in Stefano Pioli s first match in charge of the Nerazzurri.
Inter had the better of the first half, but Suso scored three minutes before the break with a fine strike.
The Spaniard looked to have won it when he again gave Milan the lead, following Antonio Candreva s thumping equaliser early in the second period.
But Perisic tapped home in the second minute of added time to claim a thrilling point after Samir Handanovic had been sent up for a corner in a dramatic finale, with Pioli running on to the pitch in celebration.
Milan could have gone up to second in Serie A, but instead stay third after failing to take full advantage of Roma s slip-up against …
When it came to Paul Pogba during the transfer window, Real Madrid and Juventus were the teams on everyone s lips.
Manchester United star Pogba was reportedly keen to leave Old Trafford in search of a new challenge.
However, another team were apparently poised to lure Pogba from the Theatre of Dreams…
TOP STORY – NEYMAR STOPPED PSG FROM SIGNING POGBA
Neymar prevented Manchester United midfielder Pogba from moving to Paris Saint-Germain, according to Calciomercato.it.
PSG and United reportedly had an agreement in place for the transfer of Pogba, however, the Ligue 1 champions and their inability to offload Barcelona target Neymar stopped the deal.
According to , Paul Pogba was set to move to PSG this summer but Neymar s fail…
Borussia Dortmund are monitoring the form of Odsonne Edouard of Celtic, and they will continue to do so throughout the season with a view of making a decision on a potential swoop next summer, according to Sky Sports who quote their German branch.
The 21-year-old Frenchman started out at Paris Saint-Germain, but he only managed to gather 15 appearances for the Ligue 1 champions B side, before moving to Toulouse on loan in 2016. A year later, he made another temporary switch but this time to Celtic, and the move was made permanent in 2018 for a reported fee of £9 million. Last season, he netted 23 goals in 52 games in all competitions, an impressive feat for such a young forward. He started this term in a similar fashion, with eight strikes in 13 matches so far.
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