The Besiktas president has said that the striker Cenk Tosun will join Everton and that the transfer will be completed by the weekend. The negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing for several weeks and the two parties met in London on Wednesday, agreeing a deal which will see the 26-year-old join the Premier League side for £27m.
“Our interests and the players interests are important,” Fikret Orman said. “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.”
The Everton manager, Sam Allardyce, talking before the FA Cup game against Liverpool, said: “Personal terms are the final stage. That might happen before the Cup tie, might even get him registered before then, but that will be tight. He wants to join us.”
