Léo Dubois received a “rock star” welcome from Galatasaray supporters

The Turkish supporters are fascinating, episode 768. We know the tradition of fiery fans of Galatasaray, Besiktas or Fenerbahçe, always ready to come and impress the recruits from Istanbul airport. But we still did not imagine that Léo Dubois, author of a difficult last season at Olympique Lyonnais, started as captain and concluded as understudy for the promising Malo Gusto (19), would be entitled to such a reception on Wednesday evening.

#CANLI – Leo Doubois Galatasaray için İstanbul’da! https://t.co/dFU3wrdELq

— A Spor (@aspor) July 20, 2022

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And yes, the 27-year-old right-back was welcomed as a real rock star by several dozen supporters of Galatasaray, where he is about to commit this Thursday. All smiles, the former Nantes player tried to cover Turkish songslike a Bosphorus ultra, before proudly brandishing the scarf of the club’s main group of fans.

For this glimpse of a first experience outside Ligue 1, the tricolor international (13 caps) enjoys a completely different enthusiasm than during his last months at Parc OL, where he was regularly whistled by part of the public. . Images as tasty and improbable as the press release of the Istanbul club, which announced a few hours earlier “official negotiations with OL” concerning the transfer of “Léo… Michel Joseph Claude Dubois” the aptly named. Who would dare to criticize his career choice after such a fanfare start, seriously?