Trabzonspor attacking midfielder Yusuf Yazici continues to attract interest from across Europe.
A source close to the club revealed to Turkish-Football that several clubs including Arsenal will send officials to the derby clash between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray over the weekend to keep tabs on Yazici.
The 21-year-old has regularly been widely scouted this season but there has been a lot of interest in the derby to see how he copes with a derby game against the league leaders.
Yazici is almost certain to start for the Black Sea Storm and has been one of their standout players for the past two seasons.
Arsenal interest in the Trabzonspor wonder-kid is nothing new.
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Yazici is represented by Erkut Sogut, the same agent as Mesut Ozil.
Sogut has recommended his client to Arsenal as he continues to raise awareness of Yazici’s talent across Europe.
Trabzonspor value their star man as being worth £17.5 million.
Another of Yazici’s representatives Adem Cebeci said Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has personally watched the rising star.
Cebeci said: “Yusuf wants a move to Europe, Erkut Sogut has been in talks with clubs and there is interest from the Premier League, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has watched Yusuf in person.”
Ozil meanwhile waxed lyrical about Yazici in a recent interview with the Sabah newspaper Ozil said: “I really like Trabzonspor duo Yusuf Yazici and Abdulkadir Omur, they are incredible talents.
“Yusuf Yazici is an amazing No 10.
“We have a lot of similarities and I myself in him.
“His left foot, his position, his close passing and calmness on the ball.
“We will see Yusuf at a big European club in the near future.”
The 21-year-old put on a man of the match display scoring a brace in the 4-1 win over Akhisar before the international break.
Yusuf Yazıcı attı !! Asist Burak Yılmaz. @Trabzonspor 2-1 Yeni Malatyaspor@yaziciyusuf97 @FIRTINAKENAN h pic.twitter.com/gAj5wKwpiY
— FIRTINA HABER (@FIIRTINAGRUP) March 18, 2018
Yusuf Yazıcı scored a brace in Trabzonspor’s 3-1 victory
Mesut Özil – ‘Yusuf reminds me of myself’ pic.twitter.com/H1FsQOF64f— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 19, 2018
Yazici started in the 1-0 win over Ireland and is expected to feature against Montenegro in the second of Turkey’s international friendlies.