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Moussa Djenepo Linked With Turkish Loan Deal

Moussa Djenepo like many of his colleagues in the Southampton squad did not have his best season for the club making over 16 appearances in the Premier League, now comes news of a potential loan move.

Moussa Djenepo could be on the move from St Mary's according to SportWitness

When Moussa Djenepo arrived at St Mary's in August 2019 it created some interest, a spectacular goal at Brighton followed up by a decent 2nd goal for the club at Sheffield United a few weeks later gave Saints fans hope that Djenepo might be the real deal.

But he soon struggled to get consistency and although he would often make some decent runs, there was rarely much end product.

He played 16 times in the Premier League in 2022/23 getting 2 assists, but only 9 of these games were starts and indeed 7 of these were the first 7 games of the season, by the time Ralph Hasenhuttl had left the club in November he had played the bulk of his games and he would play only 6 more times in the final 24 games under firstly Nathan Jones and secondly Ruben Selles, for the bulk of these games he wasn't even on the bench.

However after his three seasons had produced little he was given a 3 year contract extension back in September taking him up to 2025.

But although is stock is not exactly high at St Mary's and questions linger whether he has the physical attributes for the Championship, it seems that he is coveted elsewhere, according to SportWitness Fenerbahçe in Turkey are setting their sights on a loan deal.

Also on the story are Turkish media outlet Fanatik they also claim that Turkish clubs are on the case for several other Southampton players namely Sulemana & Lyanco
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The reports suggest that any interest is limited to a one year loan deal with an option to buy, but with Djenepo's contract only having a year left at the end of the loan spell, the price would surely be a lot lower than the £12 million or thereabouts that Saints paid 4 years ago.

Djenepo will be on a decent wage at St Mary's and Saints will be keen to get that off the books for next season, it seems that the best they can hope for now is to cut their losses by saving wages and perhaps getting a small fee next summer if he can have a good season in Turkey.


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