Brighton & Hove Albion have signed left back Ferdi Kadioglu from Turkish side Fenerbahce, the two clubs said on Tuesday.
The Premier League club will pay €30 million in guaranteed payments with an additional five million euros in performance-related add-ons, Fenerbahce said on Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), while Brighton also confirmed the deal on social media platform X.
It's finally Ferdi time... 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/MuHQzD9t3H
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 27, 2024
The 24-year-old defender, who joined Fenerbahce in 2018, has a Turkish father and a Dutch-Canadian mother and played up to under-21 level for the Netherlands before switching his allegiance to Turkey in 2022.
He was a stand-out player for Turkey in their 2-1 win over Austria in the last 16 of this year's European Championship.
Jose Mourinho-coached Fenerbahce, who were runners-up in last season's Turkish Super Lig, added that they would receive 10 per cent of any future transfer fee that Brighton received for the player.
Welcome to the Premier League, Ferdi Kadioglu! 👋
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 27, 2024
The new @OfficialBHAFC signing is presented at the Amex before their EFL Cup match against Crawleypic.twitter.com/Ln4hY3YXTu
Kadioglu's transfer equals the Super Lig record held by French defender Sacha Boey, who moved from champions Galatasaray to Bayern Munich for €30 million in January.