Former Man Utd star Nani joins Turkish side Adana Demirspor' Kluivert leading

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Former Manchester United winger Nani is reportedly set to join ambitious Turkish Super Lig club Adana Demirspor.

Nani, 36, is a free agent following his exit from Melbourne Victory and only his medical remains left to do.

The club, who finished fourth last season, are embarking on their maiden European campaign under new manager Patrick Kluivert, who was appointed at the start of the month.

If he joins, they will be the ninth club Nani has turned out for in a long and illustrious career, and his addition is nearly complete according to Goal.

His last couple of seasons have not quite gone to plan, as he registered no goals in Venezia's ill-fated Serie A season and again no goals in Australia.

But Nani is still a former Premier League, Champions League, and European Championships winner and will bring that experience to the table.

It is a thrilling time in Adana Denirspor's history.

In 2021, they moved into a new, 33,500-capacity ground and appointed former AC Milan and Sevilla boss Vincenzo Montello.

Under his guidance, they finished ninth in their first season back in the top flight since 1995, before coming fourth behind the 'big three' last season.

For their first European test, they will face grizzled European veterans CFR Cluj, of Romania, in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Ex-Napoli and Leicester midfielder Gokhan Inler is the club's captain and they also boast notable names from around Europe such as Benjamin Stambouli, Younes Belhanda, Jonas Svensson, and Kevin Rodrigues in their ranks.

Legendary Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert has little senior managerial experience but has previously served as PSG's director of football, Cameroon's assistant coach, and Barcelona's academy director.

Having won seven domestic league titles with Sporting CP and Manchester United, Nani brings abundant experience. He also won the Champions League in 2008 with the latter.

In 2016 he was part of the Portugal team that won the European Championships and he has made 112 appearances for his country, as well as almost 600 at club level.

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