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Beşiktaş targets Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock for January
Beşiktaş is pursuing Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock for a possible January move.
Willock is an English central midfielder who can also play as an attacking midfielder or on the right.
Beşiktaş president Serdal Adalı said he wants to bring the 27-year-old to the club in January and said his family had visited Istanbul.
No transfer agreement has been announced, and Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle has said Willock remains a Newcastle player.
Adalı said Newcastle wanted £20 million, while another report said Beşiktaş was prepared to offer €18 million.
Willock’s Newcastle contract runs until summer 2027, and he joined the club from Arsenal in 2021.
Beşiktaş wants to strengthen its midfield, but whether it will make a deal remains unclear.
Beşiktaş is targeting Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock for a possible January transfer.
Beşiktaş president Serdal Adalı said on 11 October that he wanted to bring Willock to the club in January.
Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle said Willock is a Newcastle player, and no agreement between the clubs has been announced.
Reports give differing figures for a possible transfer: £20 million requested by Newcastle, according to Adalı, and €18 million Beşiktaş is reportedly prepared to pay.
Willock’s Newcastle contract runs until the summer of 2027.
- Who
- Beşiktaş is pursuing Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock.
- What
- Beşiktaş wants to sign him in January. No transfer agreement has been announced.
- When
- The proposed move is for the January transfer window.
- Where
- Beşiktaş in Turkey and Newcastle United in England.
- Why
- Beşiktaş wants to strengthen its midfield.
Beşiktaş
Newcastle United
Transfer interest
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş wants to sign Willock in January and is reportedly prepared to make an offer.
Newcastle United
Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle said Willock is a Newcastle player and indicated the club had no reason for concern over Adalı’s comments.
Serdal Adalı said he wanted to bring Willock to Beşiktaş in January.
A Spor reported that Beşiktaş was reportedly prepared to pay €18 million for Willock.
Afyon Ana Haber reported that Newcastle wanted £20 million for Willock and that no agreement between the clubs had been announced.
- Player
- Joe Willock
- Current club
- Newcastle United
- Target window
- January
- Newcastle contract ends
- Summer 2027
- Reported Newcastle asking price
- £20 million, according to Serdal Adalı
- Reported Beşiktaş offer budget
- €18 million, according to A Spor
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What people are saying
We can get him in January, and that is my intention
If it happens, it will be him