Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was naturally in the Turkish (and Norwegian) media when Besiktas lost in both games to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League qualifiers. On Thursday, the “Eagle of the North” and new signing Tammy Abraham showed that Besiktas will be to be reckoned with – in the Conference League. A 4-1 hat-trick win by the former Chelsea striker against Irish side St. Patrick away from home gives hope to Besiktas supporters. On Friday, Besiktas follows up with a very exciting signing.
Wilfred Ndidi is ready for Solskjaer’s squad The 28-year-old joins from Leicester, where the defensive midfielder has played with Jamie Vardy for eight years. After 303 games, 220 of them in the Premier League, the Nigerian international (65 games) is ready for Besiktas.
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Here is a three-year contract with an option for additional years. Besiktas themselves report they have paid 8 million euros for the midfielder.
Ndidi comes with recent Premier League experience, with 28 Pl games in his legs last season, from November under Ruud van Nistelrooy as coach. We guess Ole Gunnar has made a phone call to Ruud for a recommendation. Those who have followed Ndidi at Leicester, know the Besiktas supporters have something to look forward to.
