Manchester City sells Nasri to Turkish side Antalyaspor
Samir Nasri's time at Manchester City is over as the French midfielder has joined Turkish side Antalyaspor on a permanent deal subject to international clearance, the Premeir League team announced Monday.
(Photo courtesy: Manchester City)
A fee was not disclosed, but it's believed Antalyaspor paid £3.2 million, according to Simon Stone of the BBC, to convince City to sell the 30-year-old, who spent last season on loan with Sevilla.
A big thank you to all my team mates through the years on and off the pitch we shared some amazing moment because of you my cabinet trophies
— Samir Nasri Official (@SamNasri19) August 21, 2017
Nasri put pen to paper on a two-year contract to officially bring an end to his career at City, which spanned six years following his £25-million transfer from Arsenal in 2011.
He looked promising during City's pre-season tour but never realistically had a shot of breaking in Pep Guardiola's team as he was left out of the squad list for the opening day win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
HOŞ GELDİN SAMIR NASRI#BizAntalyasporuz pic.twitter.com/wtjJ6LcvAT
— Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) August 21, 2017
A tendon injury in 2015, which sidelined him for six months, was ultimately the unofficial end to his career in Manchester as he only managed six appearances afterward.