Manchester City have joined the race to sign Fenerbahce’s defensive midfielder Mehmet Topal according to the Turkish daily newspaper Posta.

The defensive midfielder nicknamed ‘spiderman’ has just a year remaining on his contract with the Istanbul giants and has yet to put pen to paper on a new deal.

Manchester City have long been linked with the Turkish international and were interested in singing him back in 2011 while he was at Valencia.

Topal will make a decision regarding his future at Fenerbahce by the end of the month according to Eurosport TR. Fenerbahce are understood to be preparing a bumper five-year-deal for the 29-year-old.

According to DHA, Liverpool and Everton are also preparing a move for the Turkish international while Tottenham and Chelsea are also reported to be interested.

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Topal provided four assists and four goals in 41 appearances for Fenerbahce in all competitions this season.

Fenerbahçe finished the league season as runners up and booked a place in the Champions League play-off stages.