West Ham United have been watching Besiktas’s Oguzhan Ozyakup but Anderson Talisca should have caught their eye.
Day by day, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ renewed interest in Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca becomes clearer.
Besiktas have the option to sign the 24-year-old on a permanent deal this summer for £18 million after two seasons on loan from Portuguese club Benfica. But, according to TV Spor, this does not mean a move to Wolves is out of the question just yet.
It is understood that the runaway Championship leaders are planning to offer Besiktas £25 million and hand the 2017 Turkish league champions an immediate profit on Talisca. In short, Besiktas could sign him for £18 million and then sell him on immediately for £7 million more.
Everybody wins; Besiktas and Benfica get a substantial chunk of cash each while Wolves get a hugely talented Brazilian international who would be one hell of a marquee signing ahead of their return to the big time.
But Wolves should not be alone in trying to lure Talisca to England this summer. West Ham United have sent scouts to watch Besiktas of late with Aksam claiming that Turkish international midfielder Ozughan Ozyakup was the reason for their trips.
Despite suggestions that he could sign a new deal, Ozyakup is still out of contract this summer.
But, in truth, the 25-year-old has not had quite the same impact this season as he had in 2016/17, where his dynamic midfield performances helped Besiktas to the title. Ozyakup has no goals and just seven assists in all competitions; a tally that pales in comparison to Talisca’s total of 18 and five even if the latter does play in a more advanced role.
West Ham have an unhelpful habit of signing players not exactly in their best form. But turning interest in Ozyakup into an approach for Talisca would at least show a little ambition at the London Stadium.
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