Alfredo Morelos appears to be on his way out of Scottish Premiership giants Rangers this summer with Super Lig side Besiktas JK very keen.
Alfredo Morelos has spent much of the last few months telling anyone who will listen how he dreams of playing in the Premier League.
But it would be little surprise now if the Rangers striker ended this summer over in Turkey. Yeni Akit reported earlier in May that Besiktas were keen to sign the Colombian on loan for next season with a view to a permanent deal after losing their Super Lig title to Galatasaray.
And if Morelos was keen on a move to the 2017 league champions, he didn’t do a particularly good job of hiding it. After the reports came out, Morelos retweeted a story from a Turkish news outlet discussing the potential move.
The Scottish Sun pointed out that Rangers would be willing to listen to offers for Morelos, having previously turned down a bid of £9 million from Chinese outfit Beijing Renhe in the winter.
And the Daily Record has now provided more information in their live transfer blog (11.19am). It is understood that Besiktas are hoping to sell Alvaro Negredo just 12 months after they signed him from Valencia on a three-year deal.
The Spaniard scored just seven league goals in 31 games last season and it is understood that Besiktas have identified Morelos as a potential replacement.
Inherently, Besiktas are also interested in Demba Ba, the now 33-year-old who scored seven times in 10 starts for Goztepe. But is it a case of one or the other?
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