Aston Villa full-back on verge of surprise move to Turkish minnows
Aston Villa full-back Aly Cissokho is on the verge of completing his move to Goztepe.
Sozcu report that the 29-year-old has reached an agreement-in-principle and is set to arrive in Turkey to complete his move.
Per the source, all that is left is for Cissokho to put pen-to-paper.
The newly promoted Super Lig outfit have been given the all clear to complete the move.
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The transfer is expected to go ahead over the next 48 hours.
The left-back has 12 months left on his Villa contract but the Championship outfit do not have plans for him next season.
Cissokho was loaned out to Olympiakos last season where he faced Besiktas in the Europa League.
Goztepe are planning to make 12 transfers before the start of pre-season training on 14 July in Austria.
The Izmir based side are keen on completing their transfers early and have already signed Selcuk Sahin, Nail Ghilas, Kone and Axel Ngando.
Founded in 1925, Goztepe are one of the oldest and most well supported clubs in Turkey.
The newly promoted side have powerful backers and are owned by Turkish oil tycoon Mehmet Sepil.