Fellaini speculation grows as Man Utd man ‘spotted’ in Turkey
Marouane Fellaini has apparently been filmed in a hotel in Istanbul earlier on Wednesday.
BesiktasTalk Twitter account claimed Turkish publication Milliyet reported the Manchester United man was in Turkey talking over a January move to Besiktas.
The video below appears to show Fellaini, who is currently injured, in the Swisshotel in the Turkish city.
Fellaini, who is sidelined with a knee problem, has become a key performer for Jose Mourinho and in the summer the United boss was adamant the Belgium enforcer would not be sold.
“It’s easier for Galatasaray to get me than Marouane,” Mourinho said in July.
“He is too important to me. No chance.”
Bugün basında Beşiktaş'a transfer iddiaları çıkan Fellaini, şu an Beşiktaş'ta bir otelde! pic.twitter.com/HmH1DzILmW
— Haber Kartalı (@HaberKartali) November 1, 2017
Fellaini hasn’t appeared for United since picking up a knee injury on duty for Belgium against Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 9, but he is expected to return in the next week.
Galatasaray and Besiktas have both been rumoured to be tracking the 29-year-old, whose contract is up in June 2018.
When the midfielder signed from Everton on the final day of the summer transfer window in 2013, he agreed a four-year deal with the option of a further year. That option was taken up, tying him to Old Trafford until next summer, but he is free to talk to interested parties from January and he would be eligible for a free transfer.
Whether he was doing that today remains to be seen.