Man United & Arsenal face competition from French giants prepared to pay €15m for Turkey star
Trabzonspor rising star Yusuf Yazici has attracted widespread interest from across Europe after an impressive breakthrough season.
Turkish-Football first reported Manchester United scouting Yazici back in March.
Arsenal soon followed after Mesut Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut signed Yazici to his management company.
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The North London based outfit were alerted when Sogut signed him on and proceeded to keep tabs on his development a source close to the club told Turkish-Football.
Meanwhile, reports in Turkey claim that Lyon have become the latest club to scout the 20-year-old.
Fotomac report that the French giants sent scouts to monitor Yazici in Trabzonspor’s friendly against ETO Gyro.
Per the source, Lyon are prepared to offer €15 million for the Turkish international.
Villarreal and Sevilla are also reported to have expressed an interest in the attacking midfielder.
Trabzonspor are not keen to sell Yazici over the summer and want him to stay on for at least another season.
The Black Sea celebrate their 50th year anniversary over the 2017-18 season and want to build a side over the summer capable of challenging for the league title.
Yazici wrapped up his first season at Trabzonspor with six goals and 10 assists despite only becoming a first team player in January.
