The president of Turkish side Besiktas has stated that he values star striker Cenk Tosun at ‘more than €20 million’ amidst interest from Newcastle United and Everton.
The Magpies have been heavily linked with making a move for the Turkey international this coming January in an attempt to bolster their attacking options for the second half of the season.
A club record bid of £17.5 million (~€20 million) was hoped to be enough to lure Tosun away from the Besiktas, however Fikret Orman, the club’s president, values the forward more highly than that.
“There’s no figure for him.These players are like my children – I have an interest in their careers. They aren’t machines. (Kylian) Mbappe went to Paris Saint-Germain for €180m, (Naby) Keita for €70 or €80m, so placing a higher value than €20m on Tosun is not crazy.” Fikret told NTV Sport.
“If Mbappe had played for Besiktas, would PSG have paid that amount? We need to raise the brand value of Turkish football.”
Tosun has 8 goals in all competitions to his name already this season, continuing his good form from the previous campaign in which he fund the net 24 times.
