Media reports in Turkey said champions Besiktas have submitted an offer to English Championship club Middlesbrough for striker Chuba Akpom.
Akpom was also linked to Besiktas last season and according to Fotomac, they have now made a first formal bid for the striker, who returned to England last summer from PAOK of Greece.
He cost Middlesbrough three Million Euros.
Last season, Akpom scored five goals and made four assists in 42 appearances for ‘Boro.
Besiktas want the striker on a season-long loan during which they hope to showcase him on the UEFA Champions League shop window so as to shore up his transfer market valuation.
The report said Besiktas trump card in these negotiations is Champions League football.
