{"id":596758,"date":"2021-07-20T17:18:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=596758"},"modified":"2021-07-20T17:18:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:18:38","slug":"rachid-ghezzal-to-join-galatasaray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/20\/rachid-ghezzal-to-join-galatasaray\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement Reached for Rachid Ghezzal to Join Galatasaray"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has reported that an agreement has been reached with Leicester City<\/a> for Rachid Ghezzal to join Galatasaray in a deal that could be worth up to \u20ac8.5 million.<\/p>\n

Rachid Ghezzal to Join Galatasaray<\/h2>\n

Algerian International Set for Turkish Move<\/h3>\n

Leicester City have reportedly agreed a deal with Turkish club Galatasaray<\/a> for the transfer of Algerian midfielder Rachid Ghezzal. The player spent the 2020\/21 season on loan at Galatasaray\u2019s rivals Besiktas, who wanted to bring the player back on a permanent deal, \u00a0but it now seems that the Lions have stolen a march in the pursuit for the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray Confirm Talks Have Taken Place<\/h3>\n

Galatasaray president Burak Elmaz has confirmed that talks have been held between the two clubs over Ghezzal with quotes reported by Turkish-football.com<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cYes we have held negotiations with Ghezzal but we are in talks with several players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besiktas are unhappy, however, with the latest developments and suggested that this was nothing more than an attempt to settle rivals in a transfer pursuit saying that: \u201cOur of all these players they [Galatasaray] decided to obsess over a footballer their rivals wanted.\u00a0In this kind of market, with the debt problems we all face it is disappointing. \u00a0Nobody wins from a transfer war, if this is how clubs are going to be run then what is the point.\u201d (Besiktas President Ahmet Nur Cebi)<\/p>\n

Ghezzal impressed on loan at Besiktas, helping the team to win the Turkish league and cup double and losing out to their bitter rivals will leave a bad taste in the mouth for those involved with the club. Should the deal be confirmed, Ghezzal can expect a hostile reception playing against his former loan club in the future.<\/p>\n

Ghezzal moved to the Premier League in 2018 as a replacement for Riyad Mahrez who left to join Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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