Fenerbahce have blamed Al-Ittihad for the collapse of their proposed transfer for France midfielder N’Golo Kante, claiming the Saudi Pro League membership failed to finish the switch course of in time.
In an announcement, the Turkish membership stated they’d fulfilled all necessities on their facet of the deal, which additionally concerned Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri shifting in the other way, and that agreements had already been reached with the gamers concerned.
Fenerbahce stated the medical examinations had been accomplished and that they’d met their obligations “utterly and on time”.
“Nonetheless, as a result of opposing membership’s incorrect entry of the related Switch Matching System data, the transactions couldn’t be accomplished throughout the switch registration interval, independently of our membership,” the assertion learn.
N’Golo Kante switch: Fenerbahce ‘took all steps’
The Istanbul-based facet added that they requested an extension to finalise the switch and held discussions with Fifa, insisting that “all steps had been taken to resolve the difficulty”.
“Regardless of this, the opposing membership has not accomplished the transactions with out offering any justification to us,” Fenerbahce stated.
“Because of these developments, the switch course of sadly couldn’t be finalised.”
N’Golo Kante: Chelsea, Leicester
The collapse of the deal comes shortly after France striker Karim Benzema left Al-Ittihad to affix Saudi rivals Al-Hilal on Monday, with En-Nesyri anticipated to be thought of as a possible alternative.
Kante, 34, joined Al-Ittihad from Chelsea in 2023 after a extremely profitable spell in England, the place he received the Champions League, Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup with the Blues.
He was additionally a key determine in Leicester Metropolis’s Premier League title-winning facet throughout the 2015-16 season.
