Medhi Benatia has a new club. The central defender, once under contract with Bayern Munich, will play in the Turkish Süper Lig in the future.
Former Bayern professional Medhi Benatia is transferring from Qatari first division club Al-Duhail SC to Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey. The club from the Süper Lig officially announced this on Friday.
According to the announcement, the 34-year-old central defender has signed a contract for the coming season. For Karagümrük it will be the second season in the first Turkish league, last season they landed on a good eighth place as a promoted team.
Medhi Benatia is moving to Turkey: Under contract with FC Bayern from 2014 to 2016
Benatia moved from Juventus Turin to Al-Duhail in early 2019. In the past season, the Moroccan completed 22 competitive games for the club from Qatar.
The 58-time national player was under contract with FC Bayern from 2014 to 2016. He made 46 competitive appearances for the German record champions.
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