TRANSFERS Anderlecht ended its collaboration with 19-year-old defender Yasin Özcan after six months, deeming the arrangement neither sportingly nor financially viable. Özcan had arrived on loan from Aston Villa for a total fee of €300,000; only half of that (€150,000) was paid, the remaining tranche was waived due to the premature departure. Anderlecht also covered an annual salary of roughly €1 million; because Özcan left after half a season, the club reportedly saved about €450,000 in wage costs. In total, his stay is estimated to have cost Anderlecht around €700,000 (approximately €150,000 in loan fees and €550,000 in wages), while Özcan was scarcely used.
The loan deal included a purchase option of €8 million that Anderlecht could not afford. The loan was terminated and Özcan moved to Be?ikta?; it is not known whether Anderlecht received any financial compensation. Given this costly construct for a loanee, it is clear there was some panic within the staff at the end of the summer transfer window.
Paying a one million euro annual salary to a loanee with an unattainable purchase option is simply nonsensical. On top of that, the young Turk played only 132 minutes in the league (plus 64 in Europe). That, it seems, was the club's conclusion six months later... His market value has meanwhile dropped to €5 million.
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