OFFICIAL: Aboubakar completes move to Besiktas on a two-and-a-half-year deal

OFFICIAL:Vincent Aboubakar has joined Besiktas after being let go by Al-Nassr. 

The official announcement has dropped. Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar officially leaves Al Nassr and returns to Besiktas.

As announced several weeks ago, the 30-year-old center forward has actually left Saudi Arabia. Almost pushed out after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, Vincent Aboubakar found a base in Turkey. Two years after his departure from Besiktas, he returns to the club he knows well having made two previous visits between 2016 and 2017 then between 2020 and 2021. In total, he played 68 matches under the colors of the Turkish club and had scored a total of 35 goals.

Besiktas sign Vincent Aboubakar after he left Al-Nassr so that they could register Cristiano Ronaldo.

Besiktas have swooped to sign Vincent Aboubakar after his release from Al Nassr following Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival,

Aboubakar's contract was terminated by the Saudi Arabian club to make way for Ronaldo, as the Saudi League rules state that clubs can only register up to eight foreign players per squad.

The arrival of Aboubakar is a replacement for Wout Weghorst, who cut short his loan in Turkey and joined Manchester United from Burnley.

Aboubakar is embarking  on his third tenure with Besiktaş, having already had two spells over the past five years.

He spearheaded the club to two Super Lig titles with an impressive 35 goals and nine assists in 67 matches.

The forward spent two season with Al-Nassr, scoring 13 goals in 39 games.

He impressed at the World Cup in Qatar, scoring one of the goals of the tournament and a winner against Brazil.