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Fresh hope for Wolves as Anderson Talisca’s Besiktas deal falls through

Anderson Talisca of SL Benfica scores a goal against CS Maritimo during the Portuguese Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Barreiros on May 8, 2016 in Fun...
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Wolves have a smoother path to sign Anderson Talisca.

Anderson Talisca of SL Benfica scores a goal against CS Maritimo during the Portuguese Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Barreiros on May 8, 2016 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.

Wolves’ hopes of signing Anderson Talisca have been enhanced after frontrunners Besiktas pulled out of a deal.

Talisca is a long term target for Wolves, with The Sun recently reporting he is still a target.

Portuguese newspaper A Bola now report Besiktas are no longer able to afford the 21 million Euro (£18.3m) purchase clause as terms of their loan deal.

Besiktas' midfielder Talisca (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League Group G football match between Besiktas JK and FC Porto on November 21,...

Besiktas have until the end of this month to activate it, but it is being reported that this is now unlikely.

Previously it had been suggested that Besiktas could sign Talisca and then sell him on for a profit.

The Brazilian is expected to now return to Benfica and Wolves chances of signing him are a little more straightforward.

Bayern Munich's Spanish defender Javi Martinez (L) and Besiktas' Brazilian midfielder Talisca vie for the ball  during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg football match...

A Bola confirms there is interest from English clubs, but also mentions Italian side Roma are keen.

Talisca has been linked with Wolves since 2016 and their promotion to the Premier League means they are in a stronger position than ever to sign him.

This season he has scored 19 goals in all competitions for Besiktas.