Besiktas make contact with Liverpool over deal for Simon Mignolet

Besiktas have made contact with Liverpool over deal for Simon Mignolet, according to Sky Sports.

After selling Fabri to Fulham last week, the Turkish side are looking for a new goalkeeper and it seems like Mignolet is the player they’ve identified.

The Belgian was always expected to leave Anfield this summer after being dropped last season and now that the club have signed Alisson for a record fee, he’s almost certain to be heading for the exit.

Fulham paid Besiktas just £5m for Fabri but Liverpool will likely ask for more than double that amount as they want to recoup a fee close to the £12.5m they got when they sold Danny Ward to Leicester City.

Mignolet joined Liverpool from Sunderland back in 2013 for a reported fee of £9 million. He went on to make 200 appearances in five years at the club.

The Belgian is currently on holiday after being part of the Belgium World Cup squad but he looks likely to join Besiktas when he returns.