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title: "Lazio table €10m bid for West Ham target Özyakup"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-06-20T13:01:51Z"
modified: "2016-06-20T13:01:51Z"
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# Lazio table €10m bid for West Ham target Özyakup

Lazio have stolen a march on West Ham in the race for Oğuzhan Özyakup by tabling a €10million bid to Besiktas, according to Turkish source [Spor Haberleri](https://spor.mynet.com/).

Özyakup currently plies his trade in Turkey for Besiktas and has been heavily linked with a summer move away from the club, much to the annoyance of Besiktas’ general secretary Ahmed Ürkmezgil.

Ahmed, as quoted by [Sondakika](https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-besiktas-genel-sekreteri-gokhan-tore-west-ham-8526351/), recently said: “Oğuzhan and (fellow West Ham target) Atiba (Hutchinson) are not considered for sale. (They) will not transfer.

Besiktas president Fikret Orman has today echoed Ürkmezgil’s and talked down a potential move for Özyakup to Lazio. He was quoted by [Spor Haberleri](https://spor.mynet.com/) saying: “(None of the) Besiktas team will not be leaving for a middle-class team like Lazio, they would go to top teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United.”

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/06/540933706.jpg)

Judging by their comments, Lazio’s €10million bid will be rejected but the transfer saga will not stop here.

According to Fanatik, Özyakup is a priority target for West Ham and a move for the 23-year-old could materialise in the coming days following Lazio’s offer. Slaven Bilic is believed to be a huge fan of Ozyakup, a man he said was the most talented footballer in Turkey while covering their game against Croatia for ITV, as well as branding him the ‘new Mesut Ozil’, according to the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/673983/West-Ham-Slaven-Bilic-Former-Arsenal-Player-Linked-Chelsea-Transfer-News-Gossip).