Watch: £21m Man United midfield target strikes again, Brazilian star now has 16 goals

Watch: £21m Man United midfield target strikes again, Brazilian star now has 16 goals

Besiktas beat Adanaspor 3-2 at the Vodafone Arena to take a giant step towards defending the league title.

Black Eagles star Anderson Talisca scored his sides second goal to take his overall tally to 16 goals.

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Talisca has now directly been involved in 20 goals this season – 16 goals, four assists.

The 23-year-old has now been involved in five goals and one assist in his last five games in all competitions.

Turkish-Football have reported that Manchester United have been keeping close tabs on Talisca.

Spanish weekly magazine Don Balon meanwhile recently reported that the Red Devils are preparing to offload Juan Mata at the end of the season and have their eye on Talisca as a replacement.

The Brazilian attacking midfielder is on loan at Besiktas from Benfica.

The Eagles do have a two-year loan deal but Talisca has a £21 million release clause fee which can be activated at any time over the next two seasons.