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  • Ex-Man Utd manager explains taking Besiktas job

    Ex-Man Utd manager explains taking Besiktas job

    Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained taking the Besiktas job.

    Solskjaer has signed an 18 month deal with the Black Eagles.

    At his presentation on Sunday, Solskjaer said: “I actually had other offers, but I had a good life in Norway. There had to be an offer that was worth giving up my life for. Istanbul is a fantastic city, I couldn’t say no to this offer. If I hadn’t accepted, I would have regretted it long before I died.

    “The project here is similar to that of Manchester United. At United we also finished the season in sixth place, and then we grew step by step. We want to win, but we also want to be realistic. We have to stop the negative trend.”

    Solskjaer also said: “I haven’t spoken to José Mourinho (Fenerbahce coach) yet. He is an extraordinary manager, a name that has achieved a lot of success. I can’t wait to meet him again and I have great respect for him.”

    He continued: “We had excellent meetings with our president and we also found each other on a human level. The bonds that we will build in this team are very important. Here we will build a new base. This was something I really wanted. Our president touched my heart and that of the technical staff.

    “While I worked at UEFA (as a Match Analyst.), I followed the games and Beşiktaş. I am proud to be in a club like this.

    “I know what the fans want. We will work every day for this. I am here only to win. We have players who are used to winning. Beşiktaş is a team that deserves victories. I have always aimed for this both as a player and as a coach, and that is why I came here.”

  • Besiktas of Turkey eyes Kelechi Iheanacho

    Besiktas of Turkey eyes Kelechi Iheanacho

    Turkish Super Lig outfit Besiktas have tabled an offer for Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho, according to the Star.

    Super Eagles attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho is being sought after by Turkish Super Lig outfit Besiktas football club.

    The Turkish side has tabled an offer for the Nigerian international whose present club side Leicester City relegated to the Championship last season from the English Premier Legue.

    Everton, Burnley and Nottingham Forest are among the clubs interested in the Nigeria international.

    Besiktas are now leading the race for his signature after establishing contact with Leicester City.

    The Black and Whites want to sign Iheanacho on loan, with an option to make the deal permanent.

    The 26-year-old was named Leicester City Player of the Season last season.

  • Besiktas eager to send Pjanic back to Barca

    Besiktas eager to send Pjanic back to Barca

    Besiktas want to cut short the loan of Miralem Pjanic and send him back to Barcelona next month.

    The midfielder joined the Turks in August on a season-long loan, but has struggled to make a positive impact.

    Zurnal says such is Besiktas’ frustration that there’s consideration inside the board room to end the loan arrangement early.

    There’s now active discussion being held about sending Pjanic back to Barca next month.

    For ther part, Barca are likely to be reluctant to accept ripping up the deal given their delicate financial situation.

  • Bellingham breaks Mbappe’s Champions League record

    Bellingham breaks Mbappe’s Champions League record

    England international Jude Bellingham surpassed a record held by Kylian Mbappe by scoring in Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League win over Besiktas on Wednesday.

    The teenager opened the scoring before providing an assist for Erling Haaland just before half-time as the Bundesliga outfit held on for a 2-1 victory.

    With his goal, Bellingham became the youngest-ever player to score in consecutive Champions League appearances.

  • Super Lig: Besiktas chairman tests positive for COVID-19

    Besiktas executive chairman Ahmet Nur Cebi is among a spate of positive coronavirus tests in Turkish football.

    Shortly after revealing eight unspecified individuals related to the club had contracted Covid-19, Besiktas on Thursday confirmed Cebi had returned a positive result.

    The team have reportedly stopped training, with the Super Lig set to return from its suspension during the pandemic on June 12.

    A statement from Besiktas’ health team consultant Tekin Kerem Ulku said: “The follow-up and treatment process of the people whose test results were positive has started immediately in line with the relevant procedures.”

    Fellow Super Lig side Kasimpasa then revealed two players at the club had tested positive and would be quarantined, although they did not reveal the identities of those infected.

    On Wednesday, second-tier outfit BB Erzurumspor said their latest round of testing returned 11 positive results, four of which were players.

    The situation is likely to lead to pressure on the Turkish Football Federation, which earlier this month set the resumption date for the Super Lig.

  • Europa: Substitute Jota scores 11-minute hat trick in Wolves victory

    Wolves were denied top spot in their Europa League group, despite substitute Diogo Jota’s 11-minute hat-trick inspiring victory over Besiktas.

    After a drab first half, Jota came on as a 56th-minute substitute and headed in 72 seconds later to lift Molineux.

    He added a second six minutes later, reacting sharply to turn in when Leander Dendoncker’s shot hit the post before the Belgian headed in a third.

    Jota fired in a fourth but Braga won 4-2 at Slovan Bratislava to top Group K.

    The Portuguese side, who would not have topped the group if they failed to win after Wolves took control against Besiktas, were trailing 2-1 after 70 minutes before turning the match back in their favour.

    Wolves were already assured of progressing whatever happened in the final round of group matches and go into Monday’s draw for the knockout stage as one of the 12 runners-up.

  • EPL: Fulham sign Dutch winger Ryan Babel from Besiktas

    EPL: Fulham sign Dutch winger Ryan Babel from Besiktas

    Fulham have signed former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel from Turkish side Besiktas.

    According to BBC, the 32-year-old Dutch international, who spent three and a half years at Anfield, has joined the club until the end of the season.

    Fulham are 19th in the Premier League and five points from safety.

    “I definitely have faith that Fulham can stay up,” said Babel, who has scored six goals this season. “That’s one of the reasons that I’m here.”

    Fulham vice-chairman Tony Khan added: “Ryan has excelled at playing attacking football on both the club and international stage, and we welcome that experience as we build our squad for a strong second-half push.

    “Claudio [Ranieri] and I are confident that Ryan’s return to the Premier League here will be every bit as good for him as his addition will be good for our squad.”

    After leaving Liverpool in 2007, Babel had spells at Hoffenheim, Ajax, Turkish side Kasımpasa, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates and Deportivo de La Coruna, before arriving at Besiktas in 2017.

    He has won 54 caps for the Netherlands, scoring eight goals, the most recent of which came against France in the Nations League in September.

    Babel was also part of the Dutch squad that lost in the final of the 2010 World Cup.

  • UCL: Bayern Munich thrash 10-man Besiktas

    Bayern Munich put five past 10-man Besiktas to equal their longest winning run and take a convincing lead in their Champions League last-16 tie.

    The hosts won their 14th consecutive game after a dominant second half against Besiktas, who had Domagoj Vida sent off after 16 minutes.

    Thomas Muller converted from close range in both halves and Kingsley Coman also swept home.

    Top-scorer Robert Lewandowski added two more for Bayern as Besiktas tired.

    Besiktas, who won all three of their away games in qualifying from group G, started brightly with Vagner Love shooting just over and Ricardo Quaresma forcing Bayern keeper Sven Ulreich to save at his near post.

    But Jupp Heynckes’ men had 35 shots to their opponents’ six, and are well-placed to reach the quarter-finals for a seventh year in a row when they travel to Istanbul for the second leg on 14 March.

  • Everton agrees to Sign Cenk Tosun for £27m from Besiktas

    Everton have agreed a deal with Besiktas for striker Cenk Tosun and are now working on personal terms with the player, says boss Sam Allardyce.

    The club held talks with Besiktas president Fikret Orman on Wednesday over a deal expected to be worth £27m.

    Tosun, 26, had been in London awaiting permission to complete his move.

    Allardyce said he was hopeful Tosun would be registered in time to feature against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round on Friday.

    “We’ve agreed a deal and are at the stage of personal terms,” he added.

    The deal had been delayed as Besiktas held out for a better deal than the £25m Everton thought would be enough to seal the transfer.

    Tosun has helped Besiktas reach the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will meet Bayern Munich.

    Everton manager Allardyce identified the German-born Turkey international as the forward to add goals and threat to his squad following the failure to replace Romelu Lukaku after his £90m move to Manchester United.

    Orman flew to London to try and reach an agreement with Everton as a transfer deal they hoped to do swiftly once the January transfer window opened threatened to become drawn out.

    Tosun will become Allardyce’s first signing since succeeding Ronald Koeman.

    BBC Sports

  • Cenk Tosun & Steven N’Zonzi on Sam Allardyce’s January list

    Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun will be Everton’s main January signing target.Manager Sam Allardyce wants to make the 26-year-old his first major signing – in a deal worth around £25m – since succeeding Ronald Koeman.

    Allardyce is also pondering a £25m move for Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who played for him at Blackburn Rovers.

    Tosun, who has been linked with Crystal Palace and Newcastle, helped Besiktas reach the Champions League last 16, where they will face Bayern Munich.

    No deal has yet been finalised, but Everton hope to conclude business swiftly once the transfer window opens on 1 January.

    The failure to replace Romelu Lukaku after his summer move to Manchester United has left the Goodison Park club short in attack.

    However, Everton major shareholder Farhad Moshiri is willing to back his new manager in January and a left-back is also a priority, with Leighton Baines currently injured.

    Allardyce is unbeaten in his seven games in charge, with three wins and three draws in the Premier League moving them up to ninth place.