Seven times winners of the Turkish Super Lig Trabzonspor have left the discussion over the signing of Nigeria international forward Emmanuel Dennis, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Trabzonspor were said to have won the race for the signing of the 26 year old who has been told he has no future at English Premier League Nottingham Forest. A medical was reportedly planned for today.
But in a bizarre twist of fate, the team who were last crowned Turkish champions in 2022 opt against proceeding with the deal, and went for Dennis international colleague Paul Onuachu, who is also deemed as surplus to requirements at English Championship side Southampton.
A deal in the region of €5-6m was reached between both teams for the 29 year old, who only moved to the English team in January for a fee of £18.5m, but failed to justify the price tag with no goal or assist in the 12 games he played for the team.
The deal is said to involve another player joining the Turkish side as well from Southampton. It is expected to be made official in the next 48 hours. Although the transfer window of the major league is shut, that of Turkey will still be on till the 15th of this month.
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