Galatasaray have opened negotiations with Genk to secure a deal for Leicester City and Watford linked Mbwana Ally Samatta.

The Tanzanian striker enjoyed a prolific campaign in the Belgian top flight last season and helped Genk clinch the league title ahead of rivals Club Brugge.  

 



Samatta was the second-highest goalscorer in the league with 22 goals and finished the season with 32 goals in all competitions.

As such, the 26-year-old has emerged as a wanted man in the ongoing summer transfer window, owing to the interest from the Premier League.
 


Leicester and Watford are just two of the clubs to have been linked with a potential swoop for Samatta, but Galatasaray are taking the initiative.



According to Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws, the Premier League clubs have been leapfrogged by Galatasaray in the hotly-contested chase for Samatta.

It is claimed the Turkish giants have opened negotiations with Genk to try and secure a deal for Samatta ahead of the upcoming season.
 

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Despite the interest from the Premier League, it is believed that none of the English clubs have entered negotiations with Genk yet.

The Belgian champions want a fee in the region of £10m to cash in on Samatta, who has a contract with the club that runs until 2021.