Thursday has brought official confirmation from Newcastle United that they have signed Ousmane Diabaté.
Ousmane Diabaté is still only 18 but is already a full international for Guinea and first choice for Gençlerbirliği playing as a defensive midfielder.
The teenager has started all three Super Lig matches of the season so far and Gençlerbirliği are joint top of the Turkish top tier on seven points with Galatasaray.
The progress of the transfer of Ousmane Diabaté to Newcastle United was covered extensively in the Turkish media last month.
Then late August it was reported that a £3m deal had been agreed, with a guaranteed £2.7m plus another £300,000 in future add-ons.
It was also stated that Ousmane Diabaté would be staying on loan with the Turkish club but Newcastle United able to recall him in January if they decided to.
Nothing though was reported at the Newcastle United end of things, until now.
Newcastle United haven’t given any details of the transfer but they have now confirmed that Ousmane Diabaté has indeed signed for NUFC and been loaned back to Gençlerbirliği.
This news coming via the Premier League after United named their lists of players for the 2026/27 season, both senior and those classed as Under 21s.
Ousmane Diabaté will turn 19 on 24 September 2026.
Gençlerbirliği manager Metin Diyadin had this to say at the end of last month about Ousmane Diabaté and his move to Newcastle United.
“Ousmane Diabaté was playing in the youth team. We brought him into the team and because he came from Africa, there was a contract process involved. He has very high potential. We finalised his sale to Newcastle United. He is currently playing for us on loan. He is a very mature player for his age. He has good game vision and technical ability. I think he will reach different levels as he plays more. I’m really curious how our teams [in Turkey] didn’t see this in him. We transferred him to England.”