Dortmund join the race for £9.3m Arsenal target

Emre Sarigul

January 15, 2016

Dortmund join the race for £9.3m Arsenal target — Turkey's Oguzhan Ozyakup (L) vies for the ball with Iceland's Gylfy Sigthorrson (C) and Aron Gunnarsson (R) during the Euro 2016 Group A qualifying football match between Turkey and Iceland at the Konya Stadium in Konya on October 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Borussia Dortmund have joined the race for Arsenal target Oğuzhan Özyakup according to Fanatik.

The Turkish sports newspaper claim that Dortmund have been keeping close tabs on the former Arsenal youngster.

Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel is reported to have ordered scouts to continue watching Özyakup after being impressed with his recent performances.

Arsenal have been preparing a £9.3 million bid for former youth academy player Oğuzhan Özyakup according to the Milliyet.

The Turkish international star spent four years at the Arsenal academy and played a key role in the Under-18s side that won the Premier Academy League title in 2009 before joining Beşiktaş on a £500,000 move in 2012.

Özyakup is currently the fourth highest rated player statistically according to Whoscored and the best ranked Beşiktaş player with a 7.54 score.

The 23-year-old averages the highest number of key-passes per-game (2.9) in the league and an average of 60 passes at an 84 percent success rate.

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