The Whites winger has joined Ankaragucu on loan and his tribute to the ‘blue and yellow’ was received well by some fans.
Leeds United winger Hadi Sacko is set to finish the 2018-19 season in Turkey after securing a loan deal with Super Lig side Ankaragucu.
The 24-year-old spent the first half of the campaign at Spanish club Las Palmas but, given he made few appearances for the Canary Islands outfit, they proceeded to terminate the deal.
Back at Elland Road, meanwhile, it seemed like Marcelo Bielsa did not have Sacko in his plans into the second half of the season so a new loan move was subsequently arranged.
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, there was interest from clubs in Cyprus, Hungary and Spain, but the Turkish top flight’s current 15th-placed side is where Sacko will be plying his trade.
Following the announcement of the move, the Mali international took to Twitter to apologise for his fruitless spell at Las Palmas, look forward to a better stint in Ankara, and seemingly pay tribute to all three clubs at the same time:
Although Sacko has fallen out of favour at Leeds, his reference to the blue and yellow – which also covers Las Palmas and Ankaragucu – saw him get a good reaction from some of the Whites faithful on the platform:
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