{"id":1136213,"date":"2020-03-11T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1136213"},"modified":"2020-03-11T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:11:24","slug":"leicester-scout-claims-liverpool-bid-one-of-best-goalkeepers-cakir","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/leicester-scout-claims-liverpool-bid-one-of-best-goalkeepers-cakir\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester chief scout claims Liverpool bid \u00a322m for &#8216;one of the best&#8217; goalkeepers he&#8217;s ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leicester City head of recruitment Lee Congerton has claimed Liverpool placed a \u00a322m for Trabzonspor star <span>Ugurcan Cakir, who he describes as &#8216;one of the best&#8217; goalkeepers he&#8217;s ever seen.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Congerton was invited to watch Trabzonspor&#8217;s Turkish Cup semi-final against Fenerbahce by club&#8217;s assistant manager Eddie Newton &#8212; who has worked extensively with Congerton in the past.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Cakir Premier League-bound? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cakir has made more saves in the penalty area (48) than any other goalkeeper in the Turkish Super Lig this season.<\/li>\n<li>The 23-year-old has been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea.<\/li>\n<li>Leicester head of recruitment Congerton has also been to watch the Trabzonspor stopper in action.<\/li>\n<li>He described Cakir as &#8216;one of the best&#8217; goalkeepers he&#8217;s ever seen.<\/li>\n<li>Trabzonspor president Ahmet Agaolu has confirmed Liverpool have lodged a bid for Cakir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7523209\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nChelsea are also said to hold a strong interest in Cakir &#8212; who made his senior international debut for Turkey against Greece last year &#8212; after he left a lasting impression on Congerton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Cakir] is one of the best goalkeepers I have seen in my life,\u201d Congerton <a href=\"https:\/\/turkish-football.com\/leicester-chief-claims-liverpool-made-22m-offer-for-one-of-the-best-ugurcan-cakir-after-scouting-trip-to-turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> Turkish reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was wondering who the goalkeeper was that Liverpool offered \u00a322 [\u20ac25m] million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s Liverpool that seem to be chasing Cakir the hardest, with Trabzonspor president <span>Ahmet Agaoglu confirming he received a bid from the Premier League leaders and that offers continue to come in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are offers for Cakir, we continue to receive offers. It\u2019s been said Liverpool have made an offer,\u201d\u00a0Agaoglu said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo a team that is undefeated in the Premier League wants my keeper. In other words, Liverpool\u2019s goalkeeper is in my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cakir has made the second-highest number of saves (79) of any goalkeeper in the Turkish Super Lig this season, with his fine form helping Trabzonspor to joint-second in the table, just three points behind leaders Istanbul Basaksehir with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Trabzonspor face Yeni Malatyaspor in their next match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester City head of recruitment Lee Congerton has claimed Liverpool placed a \u00a322m for Trabzonspor star Ugurcan Cakir, who he describes as &#8216;one of the best&#8217; goalkeepers he&#8217;s ever seen. 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