Caglar Soyuncu is close to becoming an Arsenal player, says agent - 7M sport

Caglar Soyuncu is close to becoming an Arsenal player, says agent



Posted Monday, June 11, 2018 by squawka.com

Caglar Soyuncu is close to becoming an Arsenal player, says agent

The agent of Freiburg centre-back Caglar Soyuncu has said "concrete talks" have been held with Arsenal and all that remains is for a fee to be agreed.

Soyuncu confirmed that the Gunners expressed an interest in signing him, but he says that his future will be discussed further after the international break.

The 22-year-old defender started in all three friendly matches for the Crescent-Stars during the recent international interval, and he scored his first goal for Turkey during the 2-2 draw against Tunisia. His homeland further beat Iran 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Russia.

Soyuncu's agent Mustafa Dogru says Arsenal's head of recruitment Sven Mislintat has been interested in signing the defender for a long time now, but all that remains in place is a transfer fee to be agreed with Freiburg.

"Sven Mislintat has been keen on Caglar since he was at Borussia Dortmund," Dogru told Turkish Football.

"He first scouted him back in Germany.

"Sven is interested in Caglar, there are concrete talks, all that remains is for a fee to be agreed.

"We will see what happens next."

Dogru also responded to reports that Liverpool have been scouting Soyuncu, and claimed that there is interest from four Premier League sides.

"What I will say regarding the Liverpool link is that there were four to five Premier League clubs scouting him over the international break," he added.

"There are four Premier League sides who've made a move for Soyuncu, that we are in talks with."

There is also interest from Spain, France, Italy and Germany, according to Dogru, though he feels Soyuncu is probably best suited to Premier League football.

He continued: "There is also interest from Atletico Madrid in Spain and a few clubs in France, Italy and Germany.

"I'm not surprised by the interest, Caglar is a modern defender, he's mobile, fast, dual-footed, has an excellent passing range.

"He's tough and very physical, I think the Premier League is ideal for a defender with his attributes."

"Freiburg has been a great experience for Caglar, the manager has done a terrific job taking him to the next level.

"I think he is ready now for a new challenge but we will see what happens."

Soyuncu featured in 30 matches across all competitions for Freiburg last season, averaging 2.1 interceptions per game - more than any other Freiburg player.

He has 15 caps for Turkey's international team.



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