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Brighton sign Kadioglu from Fenerbahce for €30 million

football27 August 2024 19:30| © Reuters
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Ferdi Kadioglu © X (@OfficialBHAFC)

Brighton & Hove Albion have signed left back Ferdi Kadioglu from Turkish side Fenerbahce, the two clubs said on Tuesday.

The Premier League club will pay €30 million in guaranteed payments with an additional five million euros in performance-related add-ons, Fenerbahce said on Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), while Brighton also confirmed the deal on social media platform X.

The 24-year-old defender, who joined Fenerbahce in 2018, has a Turkish father and a Dutch-Canadian mother and played up to under-21 level for the Netherlands before switching his allegiance to Turkey in 2022.

He was a stand-out player for Turkey in their 2-1 win over Austria in the last 16 of this year's European Championship.

Jose Mourinho-coached Fenerbahce, who were runners-up in last season's Turkish Super Lig, added that they would receive 10 per cent of any future transfer fee that Brighton received for the player.

Kadioglu's transfer equals the Super Lig record held by French defender Sacha Boey, who moved from champions Galatasaray to Bayern Munich for €30 million in January.

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