Fenerbahce sign French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from Lazio

Soccer Football - Europa League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Lazio v Bodo/Glimt - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - April 17, 2025 Lazio's Matteo Guendouzi celebrates their third goal scored by Lazio's Boulaye Dia REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

GDANSK, ‌Jan 9 (Reuters) - Fenerbahce ‌have signed French ‌midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from Serie A club Lazio, ‍the Turkish ‍and Italian ‌clubs said on Friday.

Guendouzi, ‍26, began ​his career at ⁠Lorient before moving to Arsenal ‌in 2018. After ⁠loan spells ‍at Hertha Berlin and Marseille, ‍he joined Marseille ‌permanently in 2022 and signed for Lazio in 2024.

Fenerbahce said on their website that they had ‌signed Guendouzi on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

($1 = ​0.8586 euros)

(Reporting by Canan SevgiliEditing by Mark Potter)