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Mourinho so wanted him. Fenerbahce paid crazy money for the loan ex-EPL star

Football news 17 july 2024, 12:12

Mourinho so wanted him. Fenerbahce paid crazy money for the ex-EPL star on loan

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Fenerbahçe has officially announced the loan signing of striker Allan Saint-Maximin from Al-Ahli.

The 27-year-old player will wear the "Canaries" jersey for the 2024-2025 season on a loan basis.

Fenerbahçe’mize hoş geldin Allan Saint-Maximin 💛💙

Kulübümüz, Fransız kanat oyuncusu Allan Saint-Maximin’in 1 yıllığına kiralık transferi için kendisi ve kulübü Al-Ahli ile anlaşmaya vardı.

27 yaşındaki futbolcu, 2024-25 sezonunda Fenerbahçemizin formasını giyecek.

Allan… pic.twitter.com/LwqP0HdpKC
— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce) July 17, 2024

Interestingly, according to Media, the Turkish club paid a substantial 8 million euros for the one-year loan of the forward.

It is known that José Mourinho requested the club's management to make Saint-Maximin a priority target for the summer. Mourinho has long admired this player and believes he can become a key figure in his new team.

Saint-Maximin joined Al-Ahli in the summer of 2023 from Newcastle for 27.2 million euros. In the past season of the Saudi Pro League, the 27-year-old Frenchman scored 4 goals and provided 9 assists.

Previously, the forward also played for Monaco, Nice, Bastia, Hannover, and Saint-Étienne.