He has 13 appearances for Fenerbahce’s senior team so far this season, in the last four Europa League games the 19-year-old has been involved from the start. It says a lot about how far the teenager has come in his development when Jose Mourinho, the coach who only thinks about wins and not long-term talent development, has Yusuf Akcicek in the starting eleven when the title in the Europa League is chased.
Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu claims Mourinho’s new favourite player is being closely watched by Man United, where the club’s scouts have been sent for Thursday’s game in Istanbul against Rangers.
The robust centre-back at 1.93 has three years left on his contract with Mourinho’s club (market value €150,000), United are considering a signing as early as the summer transfer window.
