Complex sentence: However, despite an encouraging start, Atkinson failed to settle in Turkey and had loan spells with FC Metz and Manchester City before leaving in 1997 and winding down his career with spells in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, finally retiring as a player in 2001.
Split into simpler sentences: However, despite an encouraging start, Atkinson failed to settle in Turkey and had loan spells with FC Metz and Manchester City. He left the club in 1997 and wound down his career with spells in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, finally retiring as a player in 2001.