Manchester City have completed the transfer of 18-year-old Turkish striker Enes Unal from Bursaspor. The two clubs have not disclosed the transfer fee. Unal has already made his debut for the senior Turkish national team. He has scored four goals in 37 appearances last season as Bursaspor finished sixth in the Turkish top flight.
He was one of the most impressive players in Turkey's junior national teams, scoring 24 goals in 25 games for the Under-16s side. He also holds the record for the youngest ever goalscorer in the Turkish top division, he scored in 2013 at the age of 16.
“Manchester City are pleased to announce the signing of Turkey international striker Enes Unal from @BursasporSk ,” the club tweeted. It seems that Unal had also attracted interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.
Manchester City are 3.75 at Bet365 to win the Premier League title next season.
Shumar4life 8 years ago
This kind of moves are investments in future, but with lot of risk. We have some players in past which one didn't meet expectations, because they were to young to meet professional football careers. For this guy was better solution to stay in Turkey and to move in some bigger club like Fenerbahce, where he could play with...
This kind of moves are investments in future, but with lot of risk. We have some players in past which one didn't meet expectations, because they were to young to meet professional football careers. For this guy was better solution to stay in Turkey and to move in some bigger club like Fenerbahce, where he could play with Van Persey
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Finally we can see that Manchester City starts to think about future.This is very smart transfer for them.I have heard about Enes UJnal,I have even watched him few times and he really imressed me.He can be next big thing in Turkish football.Now,Manchester City must find place for him to play.
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juventino 8 years ago
I am not sure about this deal. He is still so young and Manchester City is not in position to wait players to improve themselves. I think he will be forwarded on loan to another club. There, he must compete with pressure and big expectations and that might be very hard to young player. The most important thing for Enes...
I am not sure about this deal. He is still so young and Manchester City is not in position to wait players to improve themselves. I think he will be forwarded on loan to another club. There, he must compete with pressure and big expectations and that might be very hard to young player. The most important thing for Enes Unal is to play.
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sharpe 8 years ago
This is deal for the future for Man City. Obviously Unal won't be first team player this and probably the next year but he has great goal scoring record with the Turkey's U 16 side which is very promising all ready. There are two consecutive news here for a young Turkish players who joined European grand's so I think this...
This is deal for the future for Man City. Obviously Unal won't be first team player this and probably the next year but he has great goal scoring record with the Turkey's U 16 side which is very promising all ready. There are two consecutive news here for a young Turkish players who joined European grand's so I think this speaks for a bright future on their national side.
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seculla 8 years ago
I must say that I can't totally agree with you, rickymartin. Yes, on one side it's great to sign some young talent, but on the other side it's "sword with two ends". Many times we saw how this "young talents" never get to prove that they are so talented as almost everyone thought. Anyway, it's still early to tell if he...
I must say that I can't totally agree with you, rickymartin. Yes, on one side it's great to sign some young talent, but on the other side it's "sword with two ends". Many times we saw how this "young talents" never get to prove that they are so talented as almost everyone thought. Anyway, it's still early to tell if he will succeed in Manchester City, but it's definitely worth trying, especially when it comes to these clubs that have very big budget.
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
This is great deal for Manchester City. They bought young and fantastic player that can be future star. He played very well for Bursaspor and for Turkish youth national team. Now, he has to fight for minutes with much better teammates and if he success to find place in roster that will be fantastic. However, I expect him...
This is great deal for Manchester City. They bought young and fantastic player that can be future star. He played very well for Bursaspor and for Turkish youth national team. Now, he has to fight for minutes with much better teammates and if he success to find place in roster that will be fantastic. However, I expect him to be next big star from Turkey.
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