Patrick van Aanholt becomes latest star to leave Crystal Palace as Dutch left-back joins Galatasaray on free transfer
PATRICK VAN AANHOLT has officially sealed a move to Galatasaray following his exit from Crystal Palace.
The Dutch defender was one of twenty-two players the Eagles released at the end of last season after the expiry of his contract.
Van Aanholt had been with Palace since 2017 after three years with Sunderland and made 134 appearances while at Selhurst Park.
After his exit was confirmed, he tweeted: “So many words, what to say. Thank you for the 4.5 years.
“Palace has been a proper home to me, you’ll forever be apart of my life. To the boys, good luck for the up & coming season.
“Big change big opportunity big rewards. Make it count.”
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Van Aanholt was linked with a move to Arsenal while he also revealed he had held talks with Eredivisie giants PSV back in January.
Yet the 30-year-old has now announced that he has completed a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray on a three-year deal.
Van Aanholt had previously spent all his senior career in England, having started at Chelsea from 2009-2014.
Mamadou Sakho was another senior star to leave Palace last month after agreeing to become part of Montpellier’s new-look defence.
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Having already landed Chelsea’s Marc Guehi on a five-year contract, Palace are continuing to step up their defensive incomings.
The South Londoners announced Joachim Andersen’s arrival from Lyon on Wednesday, after a season on loan at Fulham last term.
While Eagles’ manager Patrick Vieira is also closing in on another ex-Liverpool central-defender Ozan Kabak.