Overview
- The proposed exchange would have sent Kanté to Fenerbahçe with Youssef En‑Nesyri moving to Al‑Ittihad, but both moves fell through.
- Fenerbahçe states it completed medicals, secured approvals, and uploaded all registration documents within the required period.
- The club says it sought an extension and consulted FIFA, yet the transactions were not finalized before the deadline.
- The Saudi transfer window had closed the previous day, while Türkiye’s window remains open until Feb. 6, complicating cross‑border timing.
- Kanté remains with Al‑Ittihad; Al‑Ittihad has not publicly responded to the claims, and Karim Benzema has joined Al Hilal in a separate move.