Chelsea striker Demba Ba is hoping to quit English football and move to a Turkish club in January.
Ba has failed to make an impact since joining Chelsea from Newcastle for £7.5m in January and has scored just two League goals in that time.
Chelsea will sell him in the new year if they can find a replacement and they are actively looking for a new striker with a number of targets on the list, including Porto frontman Jackson Martinez, who has yet to agree a new contract with the Portuguese club.
A number of English sides were looking into the possibility of either buying or loaning Ba in the new year, including West Ham and Arsenal.
But the 28-year-old is also a target for Besiktas and significantly a key agent in the country Ceylan Caliskan has claimed: “I talk closely with Demba Ba, he wants to play for a Turkish club but I can’t comment on a transfer yet.”
Manager Jose Mourinho is believed to be travelling to Brussels today to watch Belgium’s friendly this evening against Columbia.
While it will give him an opportunity to see four Chelsea players in action – Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois - he will also get the chance to see two transfer targets that play for Columbia.
A move for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is unlikely given that he only joined the Ligue 1 club for £51m in the summer, but Martinez is also on the wanted list and has admitted he wants to join a big club.
The 27-year-old has already scored 44 goals for Porto since joining them Mexican side Chiapas in 2012, but has a £35m release clause in his contract and is also cup-tied in the Champions League.
Tottenham also took a firm interest in buying the forward last summer before buying Roberto Soldado from Valencia instead and are still monitoring the situation, while he has also been linked with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United.
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Martinez said: “The years are passing and one day I hope to make a good transfer. It clearly depends on Porto, a club that sells its players so well. Leaving or staying depends on Porto but I will only go if there's something concrete.
“Napoli were one of the clubs who tried to negotiate (last summer), but Porto didn't want to hear anything about it because they wanted me to stay. It is true that two of the clubs interested in me were British, but neither passed the first step of negotiations.”
