Both are right-sided centre backs and it feels like Besiktas will be signing one or the other rather than both.
Maybe Holding didn’t fancy a move to Besiktas; maybe Besiktas preferred the longer-term option in Lyanco than a loan for Holding.
Either way, this is one exit avenue that appears to be closing for Holding this summer.
The 27-year-old is unlikely to feature much next season with Timber now on board, joining William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jakub Kiwior, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu as potential centre back options for Arsenal.
Holding needs to leave this summer but it seemingly won’t be to Besiktas as they close in on Lyanco.Besiktas are on the verge of signing Southampton defender Lyanco despite rumours of a move for Arsenal’s Rob Holding.
That’s according to Fabrizio Romano, who claims that a deal has been agreed for Lyanco to join Besiktas.
It’s stated that Lyanco will sign a four-year deal with Besiktas and bring his time at Southampton to an end.
The contract will be signed today with Lyanco ready to try his hand at Turkish football.
The Brazilian joined Southampton from Torino for a fee of around £6.4million in the summer of 2021.
Lyanco impressed in Italy but didn’t quite settle into a starring role at Southampton, playing just 36 Premier League games.
The 26-year-old is now moving on and his move to Besiktas could be a problem for one Arsenal man…
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Lyanco to Besiktas could shut off Rob Holding’s Arsenal exit
The Express reported late in June that Holding was in talks with Besiktas over a loan deal.
It was suggested that Holding was mulling over a move to Turkey having seen Arsenal go for Dutch star Jurrien Timber.
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