Turkcell Super League team Galatasaray officially signed worldwide famous Brazilian football player Elano Blumer, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
The 28-year-old offensive midfielder arrived in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul overnight and he signed a four-year contract with the Turkish soccer club, according to the report, Xinhua reported.
Elano played 35 international games with Brazilian national team despite several midfielder stars in his team such as Kaka, Ronaldinho, Diego and Juninho. He scored six international goals.
Before Manchester City, Elano played for Santos and Shakthar Donetsk. He played 62 league games with Manchester City and scored 14 times in two seasons.
After a bad season last year, Galatasaray signed several important names to fortify their squad. Frank Rijkaard was brought in to coach the team. The Istanbul side later signed goalkeeper Leo Franco from Atletico Madrid and winger Abdul Kader Keita from Lyon.