José Mourinho handed £18m gift ahead of Fenerbahçe v Benfica clash | OneFootball

Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Dorgeles Nene from Red Bull Salzburg. The Turkish club secures another major reinforcement for the squad of the Portuguese coach just hours before the clash with Benfica, in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.

The announcement was made early in the evening of last Tuesday, August 19. Red Bull Salzburg confirmed, through a post on social media, the farewell to the Malian player, who is expected to have already headed to Turkey, where he will sign a contract with Fenerbahçe.

To complete the deal, Fenerbahçe officials were forced to shell out 18 million euros, a considerable amount. However, there are two points to highlight: firstly, since he has already played in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, the player cannot participate in the play-off for José Mourinho’s team—meaning he cannot face Benfica.

The second point to note is that Dorgeles Nene plays as a winger. Therefore, the question remains whether this deal is somehow linked to the situation of Kerem Akturkoglu, who was highly sought after by Fenerbahçe, but whose departure from Benfica was proving more complicated than expected.

Benfica will have to wait until the end of the match for further developments regarding Kerem Akturkoglu, but the truth is that, from the player’s perspective, his desire is to take the field and face Fenerbahçe, in what will be his return to his homeland.

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