Galatasaray closing the deal with DeAndre Yedlin

DeAndre Yedlin

, the

defender, is reaching the expiration date of his contract and made a decision to move now than in the summer. The 27-year-old is being tested medically in Turkey in order to sign a permanent deal with

before the transfer window closes.

Newcastle signed with the USA international in 2016 from

, where he only played one substitute game. He featured in 125 games for the Magpies

Before that, Yedlin had spent some time at Sunderland on loan in the 2015-16 campaign.

Galatasaray are sitting third in the Turkish Super Lig table, 3 points adrift of the current leaders

.

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