Liverpool Offer £27m For Abdulkadir Omur, Talks Underway Over Turkish Wonderkid

Liverpool have made a £27m offer for Trabzonspor wonderkid Abdulkadir Omur according to the Aksam newspaper.

Per the source, the Reds are in talks with the Super Lig outfit over Omur.

The Premier League leaders reportedly view Omur as a potential replacement for Adam Lallana.

Turkish-Football spoke to Trabzonspor regarding the latest rumours.

The club refused to speak about any offers but did make it clear that several clubs including Premier League sides have been scouting Omur since last season.

The rising star is one of the highest rated players in Turkish football.

The dual footed attacking midfielder can play in a No 10 role as well as on both flanks.

The youngster is a first-choice star name for Trabzonspor and has two goals as well as three assists for the second-placed side this season.

Omur has been highly rated for years. In fact, I actually picked Omur for the Guardian newspapers 2016 Next Generation project.

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UEFA meanwhile described him as something of a cross between Lionel Messi and Gheorghe Hagi.

Omur made his debut aged just 17, scoring in the 5-0 win over Kizilcaboluk.

The Turkey international has another three years remaining on his contract.