Fulham make offer for Besiktas goalkeeper Fabri - sources

Published on: 19 July 2018

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Besiktas are considering an offer from Fulham for No. 1 goalkeeper Fabri, sources have told ESPN FC.

The Super Lig outfit have yet to strike a deal but have already begun making preparations for their first-choice keeper's potential exit this summer, sources have indicated.

Besiktas have drawn up a shortlist of keepers that will be targeted should the 30-year-old join the recently promoted Premier League side.

The club wants to avoid selling a key player without lining up a replacement, as was the case when Cenk Tosun was sold to Everton in January.

Fabri has just 12 months remaining on his contract and has not been offered an extension.

If a move goes ahead, Fulham goalkeeper coach Jose Sambade would be set for his third reunion with Fabri. Sambade previously worked with Fabri at Deportivo La Coruna and Besiktas. And the coach is a keen admirer of Fabri and played an important role in convincing the keeper to make the move to Turkey in 2016.

Should Fabri end up leaving, Arsenal's David Ospina could be brought in as a replacement.

Sources say Ospina has been offered to Besiktas through his agents and would be prepared to play in the Super Lig next season. The Colombia international has been considering his options after being relegated to third-choice keeper at Arsenal following the signing of Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen. Ospina is free to leave the North London outfit but a potential stumbling block for Besiktas is agreeing a fee with Arsenal.

The Black-Whites are operating on a tight budget this summer due to pressure from Financial Fair Play to curb spending and the weakening of the Turkish Lira to the Pound and Euro.

Besiktas finished the 2017-18 Super Lig campaign in fourth-place and will compete in the Europa League next season.

Source: espn.co.uk

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