NATHAN REDMOND has completed a move to Turkish giants Besiktas.
The winger, 28, has left Southampton after six years at the South coast club.
The one-cap England international has finalised a one-year deal at the Super Lig club, joining Dele Alli who is on loan from Everton.
Redmond had fallen out of favour at St. Mary's over the summer and almost joined Bournemouth on deadline day.
The Cherries had already signed Jack Stephens on loan from Southampton so were put off by having to pay a fee for Redmond.
Fenerbache also made an offer to sign Redmond but Besiktas have won the race ahead of the Turkish transfer window closing on Thursday.
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Redmond joined the Saints from Norwich City in 2016.
He has been a key figure under several managers, netting 30 goals in 232 appearances.
The forward scored the winning goal in Southampton's first-leg League Cup semi-final win over Liverpool on their way to the Wembley final.
Redmond will join Besiktas with the chances of winning a league title too good to turn down.
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New team-mate Alli has settled in to life at the Istanbul-based side.
The former Tottenham man Scored his first goal on his second appearance on Sunday.
As well as signing Alli, Besiktas have also added Wout Weghorst from Burnley and Arthur Masuaku from West Ham.
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