Transfer News: Turkish delight at ace’s Irons link
A-Spor – a Turkish television channel – broke the news of the 30-year-old’s possible transfer to West Ham live on air today, but there is no confirmation from Upton Park.
Yilmaz has scored 111 goals in 161 games in Turkish football and journalists in the country are claiming he has caught Bilic’s eye.
That could be inspired speculation or a case of and putting two and two together and making five.
It’s difficult to accept that a 30-year-old, with no sell-on value, is being considered – particularly as the player is also demanding a three-year contract on that comes with a basic salary of £48,000-a-week.
However, Mustafa Ozgur of Turkish-based sports newspaper AS Sports also confirms a deal is ‘largely finished’.