NEC Nijmegen sell Turkish winger Basar Onal to Lille for club record fee

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]Nijmegen[/a] club, who reached the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds for the first time in club history by finishing third in the Eredivisie last season, reportedly received a fixed fee of €12.5 million for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/basar-onal/E5J0klxS/"]Onal[/a]. Through bonuses, NEC could earn up to €14.5 million for Onal.[/p][p]The Turkish left winger scored 7 goals and assisted a further 7 in the Eredivisie last season, helping NEC to their best-ever league finish. Onal, a Turkey U21 international, played 77 games for NEC since joining from De Graafschap in 2024, scoring 10 goals and assisting 9.[/p][p]Onal has signed a four-year contract with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a], where he's become the seventh Turkish player in the club's history and the second in the current squad, alongside goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ozer-berke/lfgHI1Ge/"]Berke Ozer[/a].[/p][embed guid="c2c84aa8-6cb7-46eb-a5d5-86fb4a78ecaa" url="https://x.com/losclive/status/2074925201574465723?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I'm really happy to be joining LOSC. It's a big step for me and my family," [/b]Onal said on the club website.[/p][p][b]"The club's mentality appealed to me, and I think I'll thrive here. It's a great club, with great fans, a fantastic atmosphere, and superb facilities. I want to follow in the footsteps of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yilmaz-recep-burak/KSGeMKJF/"]Burak Yilmaz[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yazici-yusuf/b3eUoH79/"]Yusuf Yazici[/a], great Turkish players who have succeeded here. I can't wait to meet my teammates and get to work."[/b][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news LIVE via Flashscore[/a][/h2]