Nathan Aké has officially completed his transfer to Fenerbahçe, leaving Manchester City after six seasons to join the Turkish Süper Lig club. The move, finalized on July 3, marks one of the most high-profile signings of the summer window for a club that has previously been one of football’s most aggressive adopters of fan token technology.
Here’s the thing: Fenerbahçe once pulled in over $31 million in revenue from fan token sales back in 2021. And yet the Aké deal appears to have zero crypto involvement whatsoever.
The deal itself
Aké, the 31-year-old Dutch defender, joined Manchester City from Bournemouth in August 2020 for a reported fee of £41 million. He spent six seasons at the Etihad, contributing to one of the most dominant stretches in English football history.
Fenerbahçe’s interest became public in early June 2026. Negotiations between the two clubs followed over the subsequent weeks before the transfer was completed at the start of July.
