Besiktas striker Semih Kilicsoy continues to be one to observe on the switch market this summer time as sources have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that he has an asking value within the area of €25-30million.
The gifted 18-year-old has been scouted by various golf equipment, together with Arsenal, who watched him at Euro 2024 with the Turkish nationwide staff, and he’s additionally been the topic of curiosity from Fulham and Aston Villa.
CaughtOffside understands each Fulham and Villa have had affords rejected by Besiktas, as they didn’t meet the Turkish giants’ calls for, however he can nonetheless depart the membership for the appropriate value this summer time.
Fulham made a gap bid of €15m for the Turkey worldwide final month, however Besiktas rejected it as a result of they felt Fulham’s supply was too low.
Aston Villa, in the meantime, made a verbal supply to Besiktas for the participant, value nearer to €16m, however Besiktas administrators didn’t settle for this supply both.
Kilicsoy switch: Will Arsenal make their transfer?
It appears Arsenal haven’t stepped up their curiosity in Kilicsoy but, however they’ve monitored the participant and now have different strikers on their radar this summer time within the type of Ajax’s Brian Brobbey and Lille’s Jonathan David.
With Eddie Nketiah maybe set to depart amid curiosity from Marseille, it could make sense for Mikel Arteta to strengthen up entrance, so it may very well be that Kilicsoy is a participant the north London giants are retaining in thoughts in case different offers for extra skilled gamers don’t work out.
Nonetheless, it’ll even be attention-grabbing to see if the likes of Fulham and Villa attempt once more for {the teenager}, who has additionally been scouted at instances by Tottenham and West Ham.
It will be thrilling to see this gifted younger ahead within the Premier League and there’s clearly no scarcity of suitors in him.
