Trabzonspor vs Genclerbirligi: Confirmed Line-up – Wonder-kid scouted by Liverpool & Everton starts
Trabzonspor take on Genclerbirligi at the Akyazi stadium hoping to get their season back on track after a shaky start.
The Black Sea based outfit have picked up just four points from a maximum nine.
Head coach Ersun Yanal has given 20-year-old wonder-kid Yusuf Yazici a starting role.
The attacking midfielder has attracted widespread interest from across Europe.
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A source close to the club revealed to Turkish-Football that Liverpool and Everton are among the clubs who have been keeping tabs on his progress.
Trabzonspor set a €20 million valuation to try and ward off prospective bidders at the end of last season.
Football Whispers reported earlier this summer that Liverpool are interested in the Turkish international and that Jurgen Klopp was keen on a deal.
Yazici scored six times and providing 10 assists in 22 games last season.
Transfer deadline signing Jose Sosa will also start for Trabzonspor against the Ankara based outfit.
Trabzonspor vs Genclerbirligi Confirmed Line-up
Trabzonspor XI: Onur, Uğur, M. Akbaş, Mas, Pereira, Okay, Kucka, Sosa, Y. Yazıcı, Olcay, Burak
Subs: Esteban, Ahmet, Theo, Castillo, N’doye, Tomas, Abdulkadir, Onazi, Bero, Rodallega
Genclerbirligi XI: Hopf, Ciftci, Claro, Palitsevich, Oguz, Khalili, Issah, Manu, Milinkovic, Ilhan, Skutetie