▁the ▁season ▁as ▁his ▁contract ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁An kar ag ü c ü ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁V ass ell ▁signed ▁for ▁the ▁Turkish ▁side ▁An kar ag ü c ü . ▁Ar ound ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁turned ▁out ▁and ▁celebrated ▁his ▁arrival . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Sü per ▁Lig ▁against ▁Man is as por ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁part ed ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁V ass ell ▁signed ▁for ▁English ▁side ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁re unit ing ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁Manchester ▁City ▁and ▁England ▁manager ▁Erik sson . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁Le ic ester ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Don c aster ▁Ro vers ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁kne e ▁injury ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁which ▁ruled ▁him ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁injury ▁was ▁a ▁ru pt ured ▁anterior ▁cru ci ate ▁lig ament . ▁V ass ell ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁after ▁not ▁being