Galatasaray has reportedly initiated a move for Ecuadorian center-back Piero Hincapié, who is currently on loan at Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen. The Galatasaray management has informed the English club of their desire to sign the defender and is preparing an annual salary offer of between 4 and 5 million Euros. It was also stated that Galatasaray intends to use the Champions League as a key factor in transfer talks, and Hincapié is said to be the highest priority on the technical staff's transfer list.