Manchester United moved closer to signing Wout Weghorst until the end of the season after Besiktas agreed to accept £2.5million in compensation to let the Holland striker leave.
Weghorst has been on loan at the Turkish club from Burnley, but there is no break clause in the deal and Besiktas were reluctant to let him go this month.
Having accepted United’s offer, they want to have a replacement lined up before Weghorst’s move to Old Trafford can go through.
Besiktas have been linked with Vincent Aboubakar who was forced to leave Al-Nassr so the Saudi Arabian club had room in their foreign quota to sign former United star Cristiano Ronaldo on a £175m-a-year contract.