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title: "Feghouli rejects Fenerbahce as West Ham switch nears"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/06/11/feghouli-rejects-fenerbahce-west-ham-switch-nears/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-06-11T14:26:32Z"
modified: "2016-06-11T14:26:32Z"
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# Feghouli rejects Fenerbahce as West Ham switch nears

West Ham have moved one step closer to the signature of free agent winger Sofiane Feghouli after it’s claimed that the former Valencia man has rejected a possible move to Fenerbahce.

According to Turkish source Online Spor, the Algerian attacker has turned down a move to Turkey after they made a move to sign him on a free transfer.

> Twitter: Ahmet Ercanlar: Fenerbahçe Feghouli’den vazgeçti. (@onlinespor)

[Africa Top Sports](https://www.africatopsports.com/2016/06/10/west-ham-signature-de-feghouli-plus-quune-question/), who quote the Express, state that Feghouli’s move to East London will be concluded in a matter of days as the two parties are in advanced talks over a move.

![Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/06/486204368.jpg)

They understand that Fenerbahce were in pole position to land the winger having edged ahead of West Ham, Sevilla and Inter Milan, but the player has finally opted for a move to England with the Hammers.

West Ham are in the market for a winger or two this summer and want to make Feghouli their next summer arrival after Havard Nordtveit signed on a five-year deal on a free transfer from Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Hammers were hopeful of signing Gokhan Tore from Besiktas – a player that manager Slaven Bilic admirers from his time in charge of the Turkish side – but the two clubs are struggling to agree a fee for the former Chelsea youth star.