Report: Club are worried as the likes of Spurs circle over 18-year-old striker
According to a report in A Spor (as translated by Sport Witness), Besiktas are now fearful of losing Semih Kilicsoy as the likes of Tottenham...
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According to a report in A Spor (as translated by Sport Witness), Besiktas are now fearful of losing Semih Kilicsoy as the likes of Tottenham are following the young striker closely ahead of the summer transfer window.
Kilicsoy broke into Besiktas’ first team at the start of last year and he has caught the eye over the last few months, with seven goals and an assist in 11 league appearances this season (Transfermarkt).
The 18-year-old has also netted four goals in five matches for Turkey’s Under-19 side and it looks only a matter of time before he breaks into the senior side.
Journalist Gokmen Ozcan was the first to report last week that Spurs are keeping an eye on the teenage striker.
Spurs are keeping an eye on Semih Kilicsoy
A Spor have now also named Tottenham as one of the sides who are keeping tabs on Kilicsoy, with the interest in the youngster now thought to be growing by the day.
It is explained that the North London club have sent scouts to Turkey to watch the striker in action but they are not the only ones to do so, with Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt also sending representatives to run the rule over the player.
However, the report makes it clear that with Kilicsoy contracted to Besiktas until 2028, the Istanbul club will not consider offers of less than €25m (£21.3m) for their academy graduate next summer.
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With the strategy of signing up-and-coming young prospects working a treat for Spurs over the last year or two, it looks like the club are very much likely to continue with the same approach. Kilicsoy is certainly someone who fits that bill, with the striker seen as a potential future superstar in Turkey.
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