Wesley Sneijder has left Galatasaray after the last year of his contract with the Turkish club was cancelled by mutual consent.
Sneijder s agent Guido Albers hinted last month that the former Real Madrid and Inter midfielder was keen to return to Serie A, with Sampdoria a possible option.
The 33-year-old has also been strongly linked with a move to Los Angeles FC, with the expansion team set to enter MLS in 2018.
Sneijder, who would become the first Designated Player at the club should he agree a move, was due to be paid €4.5million during the 2017-18 Turkish Super Lig season before agreeing to terminate his deal.
Teşekkürler Wesley Sneijder!
— Galatasaray SK (@GalatasaraySK)
Galatasaray confirmed in a statement that should Sneijder sign with another Turkish team in the next three years, he will have to pay the club €20m.
They later posted a tweet captioned Thank you Wesley Sneijder! .
Sneijder won two league titles, three Turkish Cups and three Turkish Super Cups after joining the club from Inter in 2013.
He became Netherlands most-capped player by making his 131st international appearance in a World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg last month, moving past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in the all-time standings.
