After a long series of clubs interested in his services, Turkey international Mevlut Erdinç has left Paris Saint-Germain for Stade Rennais for a fee believed to be in the region of 8 million Euros
Despite attracting considerable amount of interest from LOSC Lille, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 international, Mevlut Erdinç has chosen to join Breton side Stade Rennais in a deal worth 8 million Euros.
Erdinç’s future at Parc des Princes had been under intense scrutiny since the beginning of the January transfer window and the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti as the new coach of the Ile giants certainly did not favour the Turk’s career at the club.
Linked with a host of French and English Premier League sides, the former Sochaux striker has now chosen to join Frederic Antonetti’s Stade Rennais who have been keeping tabs on the striker since last summer.
Initially, Erdinç did not want to leave Parc des Princes in a bid to win some silverware with PSG. However, the Turk has now realised that he will never be an important part of PSG who are keen on investing on big-name players.
Erdinç has signed a contract that would keep him with the Bretons until 2015. During his unveiling, Erdinç expressed his pleasure at joining a side who he considers “ambitious”.
“I come into an ambitious club that is growing every year. I had offers from abroad, where I would have earned more money, but I preferred the sporting aspect. This is the first time in years that I was not started even once in the championship with my club
and I want to play and score goals, that’s all.”
Certainly, Erdinç has faced some turbulent times this campaign with Les Parisiens. The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guillaume-Hoarau-c15332 as the second striker.
Furthermore, with the club looking to bring in at least one big name striker by the end of January, Erdinç knew that his time at Parc des Princes was up. A move to Stade Rennais seems to be a good one for Erdinç as he will be guaranteed of ample opportunities
to impress Antonetti.
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