Emmanuel Adebayor was the star of the show as Basaksehir beat rivals Besiktas 1-0 in the Istanbul derby on Sunday.
Adebayor was asked which young players he rates highly in the league.
The experienced striker singled out Trabzonspor rising stars 21-year-old Yusuf Yazici and 18-year-old Abdulkadir Omur.
Adebayor even referred to Omur as being the ‘Turkish Messi’.
Low and behold both Arsenal and Tottenham have been scouting the Trabzonspor wonder kid.
Turkish-Football have reported both sides sending club officials to keep tabs on the rising star.
Emmanuel Adebayor just called Abdülkadir Ömür the Turkish Messi ? pic.twitter.com/BCq3EeQGbO
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) March 19, 2018
Omur has a total of two goals and four assists in all competitions this season and has started his sides last nine league games.
The youngster has a contract with Trabzonspor until 2022, the Black Sea based outfit value Omur as being worth €25 million.
Omur made the Guardian newspapers 2016 Next Generation project.
The attacking midfielder made the list alongside 60 of the best young talents in world football.
