BESIKTAS ARE HOPING to sign Marouane Fellaini from Manchester United, according to a board member of the Turkish champions.
The Belgium midfielder is out of contract at the end of 2017-18 and was linked with a move to Besiktas’ fellow Super Lig giants Galatasaray ahead of this season.
Jose Mourinho swiftly shot down those rumours, although speculation briefly reignited last week when footage on social media showed a man matching Fellaini’s distinctive appearance spending time in Istanbul.
It later transpired it was Fellaini’s brother Mansour caught on camera, but Metin Albayrak, a member of Besiktas’ executive board, has confirmed the club are keeping tabs on the 29-year-old.
“Fellaini is on our list, we have made efforts to sign him but not just him,” he is reported as saying by Turkish media.
“He is not the only player we scouted, our scouting team watched 20 games live this week. Transfer plans never end, we are always working. We are keeping tabs on several players.
“The club has plans for Turkey and Europe, there are negotiations. We want to make the signing for the winter transfer window or for the end of the season.”
Two very average sides at the moment, the premier league has been in steady decline for a number of years now.
Both teams not in great form but Utd have the knack of winning games this season when they could be drawing or losing them which could be the difference on Sunday but in saying that it is Man Utd v Liverpool and form tends to go out the window in these games and I’m sure both teams will be fired up for it.
Dont care what gary neville thinks.. lvg is a winner
I watched a good bit of this game, it’s the first time I have seen UTD since the beginning of the season. They haven’t improved much. How are they 3rd.
Because the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Everton etc, their main rivals from last year are playing worse than Utd this season.
No it’s not. It’s because they’ve got 28 points from 15 games and would be top 4 with that tally any other season too.
I wish ye’d actually upload the video of van Gaal’s response. He is so outraged, it’s brilliant!
Sorry, wasn’t up when I first posted.
In fairness he is right to say he has to pay attention to his words. They needed three points from St. Marys and they got them. There is no point in a past player wading in and being critical when they are 3rd in the league. At least wait until after the New Year to bash the team.
Gway they wouldn’t beat Eggs..
It was a dire performance by Utd. However for the 3 clear chances Utd they converted two which has to be seen as good. On a rugby pitch that would be an excellent return, especially if the other side were dominating possession like Southampton were last night.
3rd in the league and facing Liverpool on Sunday with a number of straight wins…its shaping up to be a cracker for both sides!!