Gokhan Tore scored two goals in the Europa League this season.
West Ham United are in talks to sign Besiktas' Turkey international midfielder Gokhan Tore, sources have told ESPN FC.
Tore
has been a long-term target for West Ham boss Slaven Bilic with the
Croatian coach having tried to sign the 24-year-old last summer when he
took over at the London club.
Bilic worked with Tore during his
spell in charge of Besiktas and feels the winger will be a suitable
addition to his squad for next season as he looks to build on this
season's seventh-place finish in the Premier League.
Tore has impressed at Besiktas during the last couple of seasons and he helped the club claim the Turkish Super Lig this year.
Sources
have told ESPN FC that West Ham have now firmed up their interest in
Tore and the two clubs are trying to agree a fee in the region of £12
million for the player.
Tore had a two-year spell at Chelsea
between 2009 to 2011, but he failed to break into the first team after
joining from Bayer Leverkusen.
The right-sided winger has been
included in Turkey's provisional 31-man squad for next month's Euro 2016
despite being banned for the first two games after being sent off in
Turkey's final qualifier against Iceland.
West Ham are keen to tie up a move for Tore as soon as possible as they look to add him to the free transfer signing of Havard Nordtveit from Borussia Monchengladbach.
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