Mercato: Youssef Atal leaves Nice six months before the end of his contract and joins Adana Demirpser

One by one, Turkey’s doors closed in the face of Nice, who wanted to part with Yusef Atal this winter, six months before the end of his contract: Galatasaray got Serge Aurier on loan, Trabzonspor recruited Belgian Thomas Meunier, promoted Pendispor, the player Didn’t agree… On Friday, just hours before the transfer window closed in Turkey, only Adana Demirspor was still in the race.

So, the Aiglons worked to find an agreement with the 9th in the Super League where Mario Balotelli plays in particular. While negotiations were progressing well but not yet concluded, the 27-year-old had already left for the country’s fifth city. In the afternoon, he underwent his medical and signed the loan until June. Ending the tumultuous history between Atal and OGCN, if Atal continues with “Blue Lightning” there will be a percentage on resale.

Recruited from Kortrijk (Belgium) in the summer of 2018, the talented Algerian adapted immediately, with a first season in the top flight (six goals in 29 L1 matches). He suffered a serious knee injury against Metz in December 2019 and ruled him out completely. Following his operation, he suffered a series of muscle injuries, particularly in one thigh. One of his shoulders also failed, forcing him to return to the operating table in the spring of 2022. Since the summer of 2019, he has made just 51 starts in L1…

In early January, he was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 45,000 euros by the Nice Criminal Court for sharing a video of a preacher on his Instagram account ” A dark day for the Jews “Youssef Atal, who appealed, had a very bad time with a seven-match ban imposed by the LFP’s disciplinary committee, also an internal one of the OGCN. After relaunching with Algeria at the CAN (he started in three group matches), He saw that he still had good opportunities. Approached by AEK Athens in mid-January, he declined the offer and so it is at Adana Demirspor that he hopes to reconnect with the thread of his club career.