Aston Villa 'interested' in £10m-rated attacker along with Fulham and Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa have the chance to sign more players in the January transfer window
Aston Villa are ‘interested in Besiktas attacker Semih Kılıçsoy, according to CaughtOffside. The report claims fellow Premier League sides Fulham and Nottingham Forest are also admirers, along with European teams Stuttgart, AS Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and Ajax.
Unai Emery could see the Turkey international as someone who would bolster his attacking department. He penned a four-year deal with his current club back in January so they are under no pressure to cash in on him anytime soon and can wait for the right offer to come in for him to consider letting him go.
Kılıçsoy, who is 19-years-old, is being tipped for a bright future in the game and would be a useful long-term addition for Aston Villa if they were able to land him this winter. He has made three caps for his country to date.
He played for Gop Venüs and Arnavutköy Yaylaspor before joining Besiktas back in 2016. The teenager has since risen up through the academy ranks of the Istanbul giants and was a regular for them at various different youth levels.
The forward penned his first professional deal with the Turkish Super Lig outfit back in 2021. He then made his first-team debut a couple of years later in a league fixture against Antalyaspor.
Kılıçsoy hasn’t looked back since and has become one of their most prized assets. He has made 45 appearances in all competitions to date and has chipped in with 12 goals and five assists.
Besiktas could face a battle to keep hold of him over the next couple of windows with Aston Villa mentioned as a potential suitor. Emery’s side may need to bat away competition from elsewhere for his services though. The player is valued at £10million on Transfermarkt.
Villa won 3-1 at home to rivals Wolves this weekend with goals by Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Jhon Duran. They are now 3rd in the table behind Manchester City and Liverpool and are carrying momentum at the moment.
Emery’s men are back in action on Tuesday with a Carabao Cup away trip to League One side Wycombe Wanderers. They then face Ipswich Town at Portman Road next Sunday.