Galatasaray plans to part ways with Lesley Ugochukwu

Galatasaray has decided to part ways with Lesley Ugochukwu as part of its squad planning for the winter break. The club reportedly informed the player's agent of the decision.

Ugochukwu drew attention last night by going dark on his social media accounts and removing his profile pictures. It was reported that the player had taken steps to bring about a departure.

Loaned from Burnley at the start of the season, the 20-year-old French midfielder was signed in the summer transfer window for a fee of 3 million pounds, roughly 3.5 million euros. He has not been able to deliver the contribution the coaching staff expected and has not yet been able to play in the starting XI. He has made five appearances in the Süper Lig and two in the Champions League, playing a total of 123 minutes across those seven matches. His annual salary is reported to be 2.65 million euros.

The club aims to make a new signing to fill the space the departure will leave. Galatasaray reportedly wants to add a midfielder who meets its under-23 criteria. New transfer work is expected to begin during the winter break to strengthen midfield rotation.