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Transfer: Fenerbahce, Besiktas Table ěers for n¢ekuru

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Nigeria internatio­nal, Henry Onyekuru, has arrived in Istanbul to seal a transfer to either Fenerbahce or Besiktas, his agent revealed yesterday.

The player's representa­tive, William DȂAvila, said the AS

onaco forward is already in Istanbul after Galatasara­y kept them waiting for ęve weeks over a possible move to sign him permanentl­y.

According to the informatio­n given by DȂAvila, both clubs are ready to pay the Ś.3 million euros demanded by onaco.

DȂAvila said in a statement to Ajansspor while giving the latest transfer news on the player: “We are in Istanbul with the player and Onyekuru was waiting for news from Galatasara­y for the last ęve weeks, but they have not contacted us, but now Fenerbahce and Besiktas have entered the table.”

On January 29, Onyekuru returned to Galatasara­y from

onaco on a si¡-month loan with an option to make it permanent, that had elapsed at the end of the season.

Thanks to his inspiring performanc­es for KAS Eupen, where he ęnished the 201Ŝ-1ŝ Belgian First Division A season as joint top-scorer with 22 goals, the winger was signed by Everton for a fee of ǡŝ million.

Neverthele­ss, he was sent to Anderlecht owing to his failure to get a work permit, which would have seen him realise his ambition of playing in the Premier League.

After completing spells in Belgium and Galatasara­y where he won the 2018-19 Turkish Super Lig title - he was sold permanentl­y to Ligue 1 giants onaco.

He struggled to ęnd his feet at Stade Louis II and has been restricted to just four league games for Niko KovacȂs side.

Galatasara­y, having missed out on the Super Lig title on the ęnal day of the season, are still undecided on paying

onaco for the services of the Nigerian player and make the move permanent.

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