Just like when we chase Modric, numerous reports are saying that Newcastle are to be favourites to snap up the youngster and the deal is set to be done before Euro 2008 starts next month.

The Northern Echo said from their sources in Istanbul, there have been couple of top level talks between Galatasaray and Newcastle. They claim that United is already put an initial offer of around £8.5m for the creative midfielder, while Galatasaray president has told the Tyneside delegation can sign Arda Turan if they tables a formal bid of around £13m.

Turan, a creative left-footed midfielder, has scoring seven goals this season for Galatasaray and has 16 senior international caps under his name. Keegan is projected him as the ideal replacement for Damien Duff who will leave Newcastle this summer. Portsmouth, Spurs and Blackburn are all reported interested in snapping him incase Keegan is set to let him leave.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray manager Cevat Guler’s long-standing interest in Emre could be the key to Newcastle’s successful bid to bring Turan in near time soon.

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Newcastle still have to score goals since Keegan’s return to the club, and to break the deadlock Keegan tempted to give a start to the former Inter Milan’s ace on Sunday’s derby clash with Middlesbrough.

“He offers us another option that none of the other players can quite offer us,” said Keegan as quoted from the official site “He’s different to anything else we’ve got and you need players like that around.”

Keegan admits if He hasn’t had any player to work with his game style, he will always gone and bought one or two.

“The fact we’ve already got a player like that here is a plus for me. I’ve always believed there is a place in a team, at least one, for a creative player. I’ve always managed to accommodate one, even though some people say you can’t.”

And for some managers, they must have teams full of talented players, but King Kev think there is always a place in the United team for a player like Emre.

Keegan said the player who can unlock the door when games are really tight is someone we’ve missed in Newcastle’s last couple games.

And for the 27-year-old Emre, He is determined to repay Keegan’s glowing praise. Emre was being frustrated this season so far because Sam Allardyce was rarely give him the chance to playing.

“I wasn’t playing regularly and I couldn’t show my best when I was playing one game and then going back on the bench. I was happy with Sam sometimes, I believe he’s a good man, but I need to play more to find the consistency he wanted. I hardly played in three months.” Emre explained.

“I worked very hard for my shirt and I wanted to be on the pitch every game. Maybe my style of football did not suit the old manager as much, he had other choices. I think that will change now,”

“I’m very happy with the new manager and the dressing room is very happy. Everybody believes in Kevin Keegan and we look forward to playing for him. We know he is a big legend for everyone in English football, but especially in Newcastle.”

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Emre, also known as the ‘Turkish David Beckham’ because of the media interest in him – has been at the centre of a storm from the Turk’s media for his country embarrassing set-backs in their European Championships qualification.

Turkey, just like the England national team situation, only got a drew with Moldova and lost at home to Greece in their last round of qualifiers. Last Saturday they need to win their final group game in Norway to secure the second qualification spot in Group C.

The former Inter Milan star swore at journalists after a game last month because of the criticism he has received. The 27-year-old even has been tempted to quit international football because of the pressure he has under his shoulder.

“I have had some problems with the journalists in national team games. It’s no problem, I will ignore it. I believe the people in Turkey know me. When I go, I don’t play for the journalists, I play for the Turkish people.” Emre said to the press as quoted from the Journal.

“We only have three or four players who play in Europe. There is me, Tunçay at Middlesbrough or Nihat in Villarreal who the people look up to.”

“Maybe in the last two or three games I have not played very well. But in Turkey, when we got third in the 2002 World Cup, when we won the Uefa Cup and the Super Cup [with Galatasaray] I played every time.”

Emre who has struggled to find his good run back after recovered from a thigh injury which forced him to miss Newcastle’s entire pre-season program. After making a comeback, he played an important role in United’s second-half fightback against Sunderland.

And to answer all the critism from his homeland press, Emre and the Turkish national football squad came from behind to beat Norway thus ensuring their qualifying hopes for the 2008 European Championships remain intact.

With the same circumstances as the England team, the Turlish side will have their final destination in Wednesday’s home game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Emre Belözoğlu equalizing goal for Turkey came in with a wonderful solo goal which set the Turks on the way to a vital win, after being a goal down against Norway by Erik Hagen’s bicycle kick in the 13th minute. Nihat Kahveci scored the match-winning goal in the 60th minute.

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But Sam Allardyce has not taking the recent speculations too seriously as he still believe that Emre’s future was “not an issue” after he was linked with a January return to former club Galatasaray.

“There’s no chance of him going back to Turkey because the transfer window is shut, so he can”t go anywhere.” Well, at least not until January.

The Turkish side Galatasaray was also confirmed their interest to sign the lost boy back home.

Emre was developed by Galatasaray when he is still teenager. He made his first appearance for the Galatasaray’s senior squad as a sixteen-year-old in the 1996-97 season. The following year, he became a regular, and continued with the club through the 2000-01 season.

With Galatasaray, He has picking up a UEFA Cup winners medal in 2000 and UEFA Super Cup winners in 2001 after Galatasaray defeated Champions League winners Real Madrid 2–1.

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