Arsenal face further competition for former midfielder after Marseille join race for Gunners 2008 Youth FA Cup winner
Arsenal have been closely linked with Besiktas star Oguzhan Ozyakup for the last two seasons.
The North London outfit are expected to face competition from French giants Marseille.
The Ligue 1 outfit are considering replacing Dimitri Payet with Ozyakup according to Fotomac.
Gunners have been keeping close tabs on the Turkish international player over the 2016-17 campaign.
Kost was quoted last season 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.”
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Sources close to Besiktas revealed to Turkish-Football that the Gunners continue to scout Ozyakup but that a formal offer has not been made.
The former Gunners academy player won the 2008 Youth FA Cup with the North London based outfit.
The 24-year-old midfielder joined Besiktas five years ago going onto establish himself as a start player.
Ozyakup played a major role in the Istanbul giants lifting the Super Lig title for the past two seasons.
The Netherlands born Turkish international has under 12 months remaining on his contract but has yet to extend his current deal.
Besiktas made history becoming the first Turkish side to qualify from the group stage as leaders following the Porto draw – and did so with a game to spare.
