Beşiktaş had serious interest in Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır in the winter market.

Three days ago, Sport Witness covered claims from Turkey that Beşiktaş had reached an agreement with Manchester United. The move never took shape because the Red Devils blocked his Old Trafford exit at the last-minute.

The Premier League side’s decision to stop the 27-year-old’s exit saw Beşiktaş sign Devis Vásquez on loan from AS Roma.

A day later, Sport Witness relayed Turkish claims of the Black Eagles maintaining contact with Bayındır.

Fanatik on Monday pick up on that and cover the latest on the Istanbul club’s plan to sign the stopper in the summer.

Manchester United willing to sell

The report again points out the English club’s refusal to let him return to Turkey in the last widow.

Michael Carrick now has Senne Lammens, the Turkey international and 39-year-old Tom Heaton as his three goalkeepers at Old Trafford. The Premier League side refused to let Bayındır leave in the last window as there wasn’t time to sign a replacement.

Beşiktaş ended up signing Vásquez, who likely to return to the Serie A side after his loan spell. The Süper Lig club would then focus...