Last winter, Fenerbahce was among the leading Turkish suitors for Kyle Walker-Peters’ transfer; however, the player’s call ended the possibility of a reunion with manager Jose Mourinho.

Many Southampton supporters feel deceived by Walker-Peters’ recent actions, even though it’s arguable that no Southampton supporter would have questioned his allegiance throughout his time with the Saints. And with good reason—he took advantage of the club’s powerlessness to compel a free transfer.

Even said, a sizable portion of fans would prefer to move on and forget about this KWP behavior. However, the story feels far from done as more shocking information about the full-back’s case comes to light.

Saints discovered the other day that Walker-Peters had cost them an opportunity for £8 million. According to a recent update, he turned down Jose Mourinho’s desire for a move, thus the supporters of St. Mary’s are in for yet another surprise.

This is because, according to Saints Extra, Walker-Peters might have joined Galatasaray in January and then moved on to Mourinho’s Fenerbahce. However, the full-back’s choice to finish out a Southampton deal prevented him from working with renowned manager Jose Mourinho.

Walker-Peters will face former boss Mourinho as a result of his Besiktas transfer.

Now, this reminiscence may seem like a typical one to St. Mary’s supporters who have witnessed Man United icons repeatedly displaying unexpected interest in Saints players. The intriguing thing, though, is that Mourinho’s curiosity was out of the ordinary since he was thinking about a reunion with KWP.

Note that Mourinho had previously worked with Walker-Peters while he was at Tottenham, and although though they only played one game together, it was enough to pique the manager’s interest in the full-back’s abilities.

Given how much even the finest football players still aspire to play for a renowned manager like Jose Mourinho, it feels unfair to deprive him. Additionally, Walker-Peters, who was predicted to join Besiktas, has suddenly taken an intriguingly daring move against Fenerbahce’s opponents.

However, Southampton has suffered a transfer loss altogether, even though this heightens the Super Lig’s action ahead of the upcoming campaign. I hope the Saints learn not to put too much faith in any player so they don’t get up in this kind of predicament again.