Overview
- Al-Ittihad confirmed it agreed to sell the remaining period of Kanté’s contract, and both clubs announced the transfer as complete.
- Fenerbahçe said the deal initially failed due to Al-Ittihad’s administrative mistakes in the Transfer Matching System before an appeal led to approval.
- Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri moved in the opposite direction to Al-Ittihad as part of the linked arrangements between the clubs.
- Fenerbahçe publicly thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his support, with Turkish media reporting he raised the case with Saudi leadership during a visit.
- Reports cite a settlement near €4 million and a two-and-a-half-year agreement keeping Kanté in Istanbul through mid-2028, boosting Fenerbahçe’s league push and Europa League play-offs.