ISTANBUL

Turkish football club Galatasaray announced Saturday that they have started negotiations with Stoke City to transfer Badou Ndiaye temporarily.

“Official negotiations have started with Stoke City for the temporary transfer of professional footballer Papa Alioune Ndiaye,” the Istanbul-based club said in a statement.

The 27-year-old Senegalese midfielder had signed with Galatasaray in August 2017. He later joined the English club Stoke City in January 2018.

Ndiaye also played for another Turkish football team Osmanlispor between 2015-2017.

Reporting by Suha Gur; Writing by Sena Guler