Galatasaray to part ways with Lesley Ugochukwu and El Chadaille Bitshiabu

Galatasaray has begun squad planning efforts to create space in its foreign player quota ahead of the January transfer window. According to TRT Spor reports, the yellow-red club has decided to part ways with Lesley Ugochukwu and El Chadaille Bitshiabu.

Galatasaray has taken action to renew its squad and open up space in the foreign player quota ahead of the mid-season transfer window. It is claimed that the purchase options for Lesley Ugochukwu and El Chadaille Bitshiabu will not be exercised, and their contracts are planned to be terminated by mutual agreement if terms are reached with their clubs.

It was reported that the €22.5 million purchase option for Lesley Ugochukwu, who was loaned from Burnley at the start of the season, is not being considered. The French midfielder has managed to play a total of 123 minutes across 7 official matches in a Galatasaray shirt this season. Meanwhile, it was stated that the club also does not wish to exercise the €28 million conditional purchase option for El Chadaille Bitshiabu, another French footballer loaned from Leipzig at the beginning of the season. The 21-year-old defender had only stayed on the pitch for 22 minutes away against Konyaspor this season.