Trabzonspor are close to agreeing terms with St Etienne over the transfer of Mevlüt Erdinç according to the Sabah newspaper.

The report claims Trabzonspor have agreed everything except a transfer fee with the Ligue 1 outfit over the transfer of their Turkish international.

Ersun Yanal is reported to have personally scouted the experienced striker during the recent one week suspension of the Süper Lig.

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The 27-year-old represented France at youth level but later switched allegiances to Turkey.

The powerful striker has eight goals in 32 international games for the Crescent-Stars.

Erdinç has scored eight goals and one assist in 33 appearances for Saint-Etienne this season in all competitions.

The experienced forward joined St. Etienne on a £4 million move from Rennes in the summer of 2013.

Erdinç has previously played for PSG, Rennes and Sochaux. The Turkish international has never played for a team outside of France at club level.