Besiktas confident Cenk Tosun-to-Everton deal will be done

Besiktas president Fikret Orman says Cenk Tosun will become an Everton player by the weekend.

The 26-year-old striker has been in London awaiting permission to complete his move to Goodison Park.

The negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing for several weeks, but the two parties met in London on Wednesday, agreeing a deal which will see the Turkish star move for £27million.

And the Besiktas president believes a deal will be wrapped up very soon, as Sam Allardyce goes some way to replacing Romelu Lukaku, who left Everton in the summer.

Our interests and the players interests are important,” Orman told The Guardian. “Cenk wants to join Everton. We want to do our part and we are working on a replacement.

“The era of buy, buy, buy is over. This is the era of buy, add value and sell. A final deal has not been reached yet but we have an agreement over the price. The end is near. The transfer will be wrapped up by the weekend.”