Watch: £10m Southampton target scores crucial 22nd goal in title race
Besiktas beat rivals Bursaspor 2-0 at the Crocodile Arena to move back into first place in the Turkish league. The star of the show was Cenk Tosun who was brought on for Atiba Hutchinson on 63 minutes and scored the opening goal just two minutes later. Tosun now has 22 goals in all competitions this season and is the top scorer in the league having netted 18 times.
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63′ Cenk Tosun brought on 65′ Cenk Tosun puts Beşiktaş ahead against Bursaspor That’s 22 goals for Cenk… could be a title deciding goal⚽️ pic.twitter.com/VVMRe92ZDL
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) 15 May 2017
Tosun’s impressive form has attracted interest from Southampton.
Turkish sports newspaper Fotomac report that the Saints are prepared to offer €12 million [£10m] for Turson and will send a club official to Istanbul, Turkey to hold talks with Besiktas.