- Saint-Maximin joined Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli for £30million last summer
- The Frenchman scored four goals and had 10 assists in 31 games for the club
- Saint-Maximin becomes one of Jose Mourinho’s first signings at Fenerbahce
Former Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin is set to join Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce on a season-long loan deal with no option to buy from Al Ahli.
The paperwork is expected to be completed within 24 hours.
The winger left Newcastle for Saudi club Al-Ahli last summer for £30million.
Saint-Maximin signed a three-year contract with the Saudi Pro League club.
The Frenchman made 31 appearances in all competitions last summer, scoring four goals and providing ten assists.
Allan Saint-Maximin is set to complete a season-long loan at Fenerbahce
The former Newcastle winger is said to be one of José Mourinho’s first signings at the club
Saint-Maximin scored four goals and provided ten assists in his first season at Al-Ahli
Mourinho has been tasked with returning the Turkish Super Lig title to Fenerbahce for the first time since 2013-14 after a heartbreaking title battle.
The Istanbul club collected 99 points, winning 31 and losing only one of their 38 league games, but lost to arch-rivals Galatasaray.
They even beat Galatasaray 1-0 in their penultimate match and won 6-0 against Istanbulspor on the final day, but their efforts were in vain.
Mourinho attracted tens of thousands of fans to his unveiling at Fenerbahce’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in June.
After being sacked by Roma in January, the Portuguese manager received a warm welcome and gave an impassioned speech.
He held up a Fenerbahce shirt and declared: ‘This shirt is now my skin. Your dreams are now my dreams.’
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager has been quick to strengthen his squad for the new season.
Fenerbahce have already signed former Leicester defender Caglar Soyuncu, AC Milan midfielder Rade Krunic and Turkish defender Levent Mercan.