Former Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin’s return to European football could be short-lived.
Talk sport understands that a retreat to Saudi Arabia for the wing player Twinkle-Toed winged player is on the cards that have been trying to settle down since leaving the magpies.
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Saint-Maximin signed in summer for Fenerbahce for a seasonal loan as one of the best destinations of manager Jose Mourinho, but it didn’t work for him in Turkey.
The 27-year-old Frenchman left the St. James’ Park to sign with the magpies with the magpies with great money in the summer of 2023 after four seasons.
But it didn’t really work for him in the Middle East and only scored four goals in 31 appearances in his only campaign in the Saudi Pro league, even though he provided ten templates.
He then agreed to return to European football with Fenerbahce, where he has achieved three goals and four templates in 23 appearances since the summer.
According to reports in Spain, Mourinho has become frustrated with Saint-Maximin and would like to terminate his loan contract and land Ansu Fati from Barcelona in his place.
Fati did not manage to do justice to his Wunderkid call and even had the opportunity to be rejected with Brighton’s seagulls last season after an unforgettable season.
Barcelona, who were disputed with Barcelona in the cash stack, could stand around the outf-of-favor-22 year old to collect money to strengthen their squad elsewhere, and Mourinho should be interested.
But Saint-Maximin is the key to a degree.
Fenerbahce is said to have received a purchase option of € 15 million for Saint-Maximin, but now has to cancel his lending business and send it back to al-Nahli to make a potential step for Fati easier-but it is possible that the Saudi club is There is no possibility for him.
Talk sport understands that a return for Saint-Maximin was not excluded from Al-Nahli, but you have to lose a foreign player or register one of your current squad members again to make room for Saint-Maximin again.
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It is believed that the Saudi Pro League team is open to terminate the loan and bring the French winger back to the right circumstances.
But nothing has progressed yet.
Saint-Maximin is said to be the highest paid player in Mourinho’s team, with Fenerbahce 4.5 million euros and al-Nahli covering the other EUR 2.5 million of EUR 7 million per year.
In the first year of his contract in Saudi Arabia, it was widely reported that Saint-Maximin deserved about EUR 11 million, but agreed to reduce his salary for the second year of his business.
Mourinho was asked after the 0-0 draw by Saint-Maximin with Lyon in the Europa League, where the Frenchman had another ineffective game from the bank.
“I can clearly say that I don’t know anything about his future,” said the boss.
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Saint-Maximin became a fan favorite at Newcastle during his time.
But while he had a reputation to follow one of the funniest footballers on social media, he was often a source of frustration for supporters on the field.
As one of the top entertainers of the Premier League at that time, he was able to get seats from seats with his silky control with the ball at his feet, his blister speed and his fearless attack authority, but his end product was often found.
Despite his popularity, Newcastle decided to earn himself when Al Ahli called an offer of £ 23 million for the Frenchman.
Manager Eddie Howe brought Harvey Barnes as a replacement from Leicester in a 38 -millions -pfund -deal in the same transmission window.