ISTANBUL
Turkish giants Galatasaray purchased 22-year-old Swiss-Bosnian winger Izet Hajrovic from Grasshopper and he signed a 4.5-year-deal with Yellow-Reds.
In a regulatory filing, the Istanbul side said it is going to pay 3.5 million euros to Swiss club Grasshopper for him as a transfer fee.
Hajrovic will receive 550,000 euros for the second half of 2013-14 season in total but 200,000 euros of it will be paid for him in advance as a signing-on fee bonus. As of next season he will earn 1.1 million euros per season as an annual wage in addition to a match bonus of 10,000 euros.
Since Galatasaray have currently 10 foreign players in their squad, Bosnian Hajrovic cannot be registered due to the player restriction rule determined by the Turkish Football Federation.
Switzerland-born Bosnian Hajrovic has played for Grasshopper as a first team regular for many seasons. He scored 28 goals in 109 matches in the Swiss Super League. He has also been capped for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team for 4 times and scored one goal so far.
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