Soccer-AS Roma sign Danish defender Nelsson on loan from Galatasaray


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Play-Off - First Leg - Galatasaray v Sparta Prague - RAMS Park, Istanbul, Turkey - February 15, 2024 Galatasaray's Victor Nelsson during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

GDANSK (Reuters) - AS Roma have signed 26-year-old Danish centre-back Victor Nelsson from Galatasaray on loan for a temporary transfer fee of 500,000 euros ($517,000), with a purchase option, the Turkish Super Lig club said on Tuesday.

If the permanent option is exercised, AS Roma will pay 10 million euros, with up to 2 million euros in a conditional bonus, Galatasaray added

Galatasaray said it extended Nelsson's contract until the end of the 2026-2027 season and agreed on his loan to Roma with a purchase option until the end of this season

($1 = 0.9667 euros)

(Reporting by Canan Sevgili and Halilcan Soran; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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