New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- World Cup winner N'Golo Kante's move to Fenerbahce is set to be finalized after Al-Ittihad finally agreed to let him go on Tuesday.

The deal had looked all but dead when the Turkish club blamed Al-Ittihad for making the transfer collapse earlier in the day.

Fenerbahce said the deal, which involved Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri moving in the opposite direction, could not initially go through due to administrative errors by the Saudi Arabian club.

"Due to incorrect entry of the relevant TMS (Transfer Matching System) information by the opposing club, the procedures could not be completed within the transfer registration period, for reasons independent of our club," Fenerbahce said, adding it paid "meticulous att...