Former Chelsea wonderkid Gael Kakuta has seen his career plumb new depths… by joining a struggling second-tier club in Turkey. The Blues were fined and given a transfer ban after they signed the winger from Lens in 2007. Kakuta, 33, was once labelled the most talented player of his generation. He made 16 Chelsea appearances, and also had Premier League spells on loan to Fulham and Bolton. The France-born player left Iranians Esteghlal last month after they tore up his contract.
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Kakuta has now signed a deal until June 2020 with Turkish minnows Sakarayaspor. Based at Adapazari, 80 miles east of Istanbul, they are 15th in the second-tier TFF 1. Lig - and at risk of relegation. Sakarayaspor proudly announced his arrival in a Game of Thrones style video. Kakuta declares: "Hello Sakaraya, I have come to fight for you.". The player appears wearing a suit of armour, carrying two swords and a shield bearing the club crest.
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CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. He strides through a fiery and battle-scarred landscape, and holds up a gold crown before placing it on his head. A video caption reads: "Welcome, Gael Kakuta.". Sakarayaspor are the FOURTEENTH different club of the well-travelled winger's career - and Turkey is his eighth different country. He has played in Spain, Italy, France, Holland and China as well as England and Iran.
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