In early February, Chadrac Akolo's transfer to Süper Lig club Alanyaspor fell through even though a contract was ready for him to sign. The deal collapsed because Akolo was unable to travel, which he stated was because he does not possess a Swiss passport. Akolo attributes this to a mistake by his former agency, which is based in Belgium. His agent was reportedly firmly convinced that his client had a Swiss passport. The player has been waiting for his identity card for eight years, a process that was delayed when he moved from FC Sion to Stuttgart.