- Dec 3, 2020
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I do agree on the general sentiment here but what´s REALLY strange and a sign of the times and maybe of things to come is that to join what´s after all a well established club in Europe, one might argue one of the most supported ones in what´s considered a beautiful city (never been to Istanbul tbf) with huge rivalries across the city´s main teams is considered to be stranger than joining any random team in SA.Strangest move of the summer by a long way. Players used to go to Turkey for a money bump at the end of their careers but he could have walked into any of the Saudi clubs for 5 or 10 times what he will get at Gala. They will be in the CL but not for long and i guess he'll get a shot at a couple of domestic titles but, he could have done that in the Netherlands or Italy. Just dont really see the logic but it will be a decent front three out there.
For the record, I also raised both eyebrows when I heard about the move so no pun at you @StanSpur , just a general observation of a move of a well-established player within Europe appearing stranger than a move to SA
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