Beşiktaş, which is looking to sign a centre-back and is working from a list provided by coach Vincenzo Italiano, has an agreement for Alanyaspor's Ümit Akdağ, a 22-year-old with Romanian and Turkish citizenship. An agreement is in place for the player, and the transfer is expected to be officially announced soon. Akdağ has 10 caps and 2 goals for the Romania U21 national team. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €6.00m. Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor were also recently linked with the player. In reports from June-August 2026, Alanyaspor's asking price was cited as €10 million. In January 2026, Trabzonspor had reportedly offered €4 million when the asking price was €6 million.