The Turkish outfit announced on Wednesday that the player has 'arrived in Istanbul to further his transfer negotiations with our club and undergo a medical examination.'

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Manchester United take on Bournemouth in pre-season football at Soldier Field in Chicago.

West Ham equalise just before half time as Lucas Paqueta taps into an open net after Mark Travers punches the ball back onto his own head

Idrissa Gana Gueye slots home to give Everton the lead after brilliant work from youngster Harrison Armstrong

He managed a host of English clubs including Tranmere, Oldham and Rotherham and Hartlepool. He is currently the chief scout at the latter, a role he has been in since April of last year.

BBC Scotland looks at how Rangers overcame Panathinaikos as their Champions League qualifying task continues.

Russell Martin last night savoured securing group European stage football in his first season at Rangers - but urged his players not to settle for anything other than the Champions League.

Watch the action as Rangers endure a testing night in Athens to progress to the third round of Champions League qualifying at the expense of Panathinaikos.

Jermaine Wattimena secured his maiden PDC ranking title with an 8-5 victory over Lukas Wenig in Wednesday's Players Championship 23.

World Athletics has approved SRY gene tests for athletes wishing to compete in the female category, with the regulations taking effect on 1 September 2025 ahead of the World Championships.

A former Olympian has claimed that a loophole allows transgender women to compete against biological women.

Manchester United could inadvertently damage Liverpool's pursuit of Alexander Isak.

A former Barcelona player has suffered a freak injury.

England clinched victory at Euro 2025 after overcoming Spain in the final.

Both clubs have now come to an agreement following lengthy negotiations, with it understood that Hato has been given permission to travel to London to finalise his transfer.

Arsenal have previously shown interest in the highly rated defender

Birmingham City minority owner Tom Brady questions former Blues manager Wayne Rooney's work ethic in a new Amazon Prime documentary series.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...