Besiktas pounces on Ismajli: meeting between Turkish management and Empoli expected

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Strong interest from Türkiye for Ardian Ismajli (27 years old, pictured), defender currently playing for Empoli, coming off a good season during which he stood out for his good performances and for having been able to rejoice together with his teammates and mister Nicola for having achieved a historic salvation for the Tuscan club.

As learned from Tuttomercatoweb.coma is expected in the next few hours contact between Empoli managers and Besiktas emissarieswho aim to bring the central defender born in 1996 with dual Albanian and Kosovar citizenship to Turkey (at national level he represents the former, with whom he took part in Euro 2024 despite never taking to the field).

Empoli considers Ismajli an integral part and a solid basis for their future squad, but faced with a suitable offer they are considering letting him go. Developments expected in the next few hours, remembering that in January they had also come forward from Russia, in particular there was Dinamo Moscow, but Ismajli promptly rejected the proposal. Tied to Empoli by a contract expiring in 2025, last season he put together 26 appearances in Serie A.