IRELAND star Festy Ebosele has joined Turkish outfit Basaksehir for an undisclosed fee.
Ebosele, 22, had his loan spell at Watford cut short by parent club Udinese to allow him to make the switch to Turkey.
He has signed a deal at the Istanbul-based club until June 2028 and could make his debut this weekend against Samsunspur.
Basaksehir are currently seventh in the Super Lig, and beat St Patrick’s Athletic on their way to the Conference League group stages this season.
They won the league in 2020, though are traditionally one of the smaller clubs in Turkey though they have a collaboration agreement with Manchester City.
Enniscorthy-man Ebosele has made the switch as he becomes the first Irish man to ever play for a Turkish club having impressed at Watford this season.
The former Derby County joined the Hornets on loan from sister club Udinese – where he made 38 Serie A appearances – last August and made 18 appearances.
His form has also saw him become a regular in the Ireland set-up with seven caps for Ireland, including starts in the last two games.
