Lower than six months after Jose Mourinho’s arrival as Fenerbahce supervisor, ex-Liverpool winger Ryan Kent has terminated his contract as he seeks a brand new membership.
Kent made the transfer to Turkiye final 12 months, becoming a member of Fenerbahce on a four-year contract after half a decade within the first staff at Rangers.
However his time in Istanbul by no means went to plan, beginning solely 9 of his 18 appearances in his first marketing campaign and simply as soon as this time period.
The appointment of Mourinho as supervisor in June noticed Kent drop out of competition fully, together with his sole outing for the previous Chelsea, Man United and Tottenham supervisor coming within the qualifying phases of the Champions League.
Now, Fenerbahce have confirmed the termination of his contract by mutual consent, simply 16 months into the deal he signed again in 2023.
The 27-year-old is now free to discover a new membership and has been linked with a return to Rangers, although stories in Turkiye declare he already rejected an unnamed Scottish facet.
Lazio, Hull and Leeds have been additionally linked previous to the switch deadline, however it’s claimed that Kent opted to remain and battle for his place at Fenerbahce.
Nevertheless, Mourinho is alleged to have made it clear that the winger didn’t function in his plans, which has now been confirmed together with his contract being ripped up.
Kent spent 15 years at Liverpool having joined the academy as a seven-year-old in 2004, rising via the ranks to the fringes of the primary staff.
His growth noticed him soak up loans at Coventry, Barnsley, Freiburg, Bristol Metropolis and eventually Rangers, whereas he made his senior debut beneath Jurgen Klopp, beginning within the 2-2 draw with Exeter Metropolis within the FA Cup in 2015.
That was his solely first-team look for Liverpool, and talking upon his everlasting transfer to Rangers in 2019, he claimed he was “lied to” over agreeing a switch.
“It was very robust,” Kent stated, with there a delay in permitting him to depart Anfield as he was required throughout pre-season.
“I needed to keep mentally robust, if you end up advised you are able to do one factor after which you’re lied to and it doesn’t occur, that’s fairly onerous to take.
“I simply needed to hold myself match and practice by myself and ensure I hold my health ranges up and I used to be ready for a second like this to reach.
“There’s no bitter style, the factor that I wished from the beginning occurred on the finish so I’m simply proud of that.”