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Besiktas Eye Nigeria Star

By Sampson Adedeji

Ahead of the new Turkish Super Lig season, Besiktas has set its eyes on former Nigeria's Dream Team striker Umar Sadiq.

Sadiq moved to the Serbia side Partizan last summer from on loan from Italia Serie A side AS Roma en route another Italian side Peruggia.

The Turkish Super Lig giant shows interest in the services of the lanky Nigerian on Sunday with the aim of getting him for the upcoming season.

Sadiq joined Roma in 2015 and he has been loaned out to several European clubs in order to develop his game.

Sadiq has netted 12 goals in 24 appearances for Partizan this season before corona virus halted the league.

He was part of Nigeria Dream Team to 2016 Rio Olympic games under coach Samson Siasia.