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Loaned last February to Kasimpasa (Turkish D1), Jackson Muleka signed a spectacular end to the season, with 12 goals in 14 Süper Lig matches. The Congolese striker (22), under contract with Standard de Liège until June 2024, aroused envy.

Kasimpasa wanted to keep it, but it was Besiktas who won their case. The Istanbul club has agreed with the Belgian club on compensation of around €4 million. The player is on his way to the Turkish capital with his adviser, Jean-Willy Ngoma, and will sign a five-year contract there.

Standard refused a proposal from Toulouse slightly over €2m. Promoted to L1, the Haut-Garonne club was very interested and the player had even exchanged with coach Philippe Montanier, who had had him under his command at Standard. A Congolese international, he was also followed by Red Star Belgrade (Serbian D1) and Burnley (English D2), as well as Lyon and Lens.

After recruiting a Moroccan winger (Zakaria Aboukhlal), a Norwegian goalkeeper (Kjetil Haug) and a Dutch striker (Thijs Dallinga), Toulouse targeted a new foreign player as a possible reinforcement. As revealed by Foot Marketinformation confirmed by The TeamTéfécé made a so-called “lowball” offer to Orlando City to buy back at least the last months of the contract of the Portuguese left side João Moutinho (24), who will be free at the end of December.

Trained at Sporting Portugal, then left for the University of Akron and drafted in first position in 2018 by Los Angeles FC, he recently refused to extend, to favor a return to Europe. He has since been sidelined and hasn’t played in the Florida side’s last three games in MLS.

To replace Sylla?

The player, who has played 74 matches in the North American League in five years, also has several offers in Portugal and another from Venice, relegated to Serie B. If he chooses Toulouse, João Moutinho might succeed Issiaga Sylla ( 28 years old / contract until 2023), holder of the post in Ligue 2 last season but that the club will not retain in the event of an interesting offer.