Man United to scout Besiktas Europa League clash, two transfer targets set to start

Manchester United have been closely linked with Besiktas star duo Anderson Talisca and Oguzhan Ozyakup over the past few weeks.

A source close to Besiktas revealed to Turkish-Football that United are one of the clubs that have been scouting Talisca as well as Ozyakup.

United are expected to monitor the Europa League quarter-final first-leg clash against Lyon.

The Red Devils have had scouts in Turkey over the past week.

Turkish sports newspaper Fanatik reported that United had a scout at the Fenerbahce clash against Akhisar watching £17 million rated defender Simon Kjaer.

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Talisca has a growing number of Premier League suitors. The Fanatik also recently reported that Everton and Liverpool are both in the race for the 23-year-old who has a £21 million release clause.

The Brazilian has been in great form this season directly contributing to 15 goals – 10 goals and five assists.

Ozyakup has also attracted widespread interest.

Tottenham are prepared to pay £17 million for Ozyakup according to A Bola and Arsenal scout Jurgen Kost also recently confirmed they have been keeping tabs.

Kost was quoted by Turkish-Football as saying: “Ozyakup is a player of the highest standard, we have been closely tracking his progress and when we do our next search for players in his position he could return to Arsenal.”

The 24-year-old will have just 12 months remaining on his contract at the end of the season and has yet to strike a new deal.