Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri has brought his spell in English football to a conclusion after completing a move to Turkish outfitAntalyaspor.

The 30-year-old midfielder has not been in the plans of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, whose arrival at the Etihad stadium immediately resulted in Nasri moving to Sevilla on loan. Even though he was integral in Sevilla’s fourth place finish last season, Nasri does not appear to have been able to secure a permanent move to the Spanish club. Instead,Antalyaspor have been able to sign him for around €3 million, although the fee could raise to up to € 3.5 million.

Back in 2011, Nasri made the switch from Arsenal for £ 25 million. City were able to sign the player for less than his market value since he had only 12 months left on his contract. Nasri went on to make 129 league appearances for the club. He stated that money was not a reason behind choosing City, and this became apparent when he won the league titles with the blues.

Nasri has signed a two-year contract with Antalyaspor, who finished fifth table last season after managing 58 points. Even then, the club are not able to secure a final Europa league spot for the Turkish clubs.

At 30 years of age, Nasri may be looking to see out his contract at the Turkish club before thinking about a possible move to the MLS or Chinese football. The French midfielder was once seen as the next Zinedine Zidane while he was coming through the ranks at Marseille. Arsenal were able to get plenty of success from the 30-year-old when he was signed for around £ 14 million. He made 125 appearances for the gunners in all competitions. Nasri was an established player in the Marseille team even before he came to England.