£20m Liverpool forward set to join Fenerbahce

Emre Sarigul

August 27, 2015

£20m Liverpool forward set to join Fenerbahce — LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Lazar Markovic of Liverpool controls the ball under the watchful eye from Kieran Richardson of Aston Villa during the FA Cup Semi Final between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on April 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Fenerbahçe are in talks with Liverpool over the transfer of Lazar Markovic according to NTV Spor.

The Turkish Super League side are reported to have targeted Markovic after talks with Valencia over Feghouli broke down.

The Yellow Canaries are expected to part ways with striker Moussa Sow who is nearing a €17 million move to Al Ahli and will be looking to reinvest the money in strengthening the squad.

The Daily Star report that Fenerbahçe want Markovic on loan and that the Reds are open to the deal as the young forward has fallen down the pecking order at the club.

The Istanbul giants booked a place in the Europa League group stages following a 4-0 win on aggregated against Greek side Atromitos.

Fenerbahçe have made a total of 10 transfers already this summer including former Manchester United duo Robin van Persie and Luis Nani.

The Canaries also snapped up Brazil international Josef de Souza, Simon Kjaer from Lille, Turkish internationals, Ozan Tufan, Şener Özbayraklı, Volkan Şen and last seasons top scorer in the Turkish league Fernandao.