1 Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou

Besiktas will do battle with Roma to land former Chelsea hitman Salomon Kalou, who has been linked with West Ham and Arsenal.

Roma have long admired the Ivory Coast international – talkSPORT first told you of their interest in November – and they are keen to bring him to the Italian capital ahead of their return to the Champions League next season.

West Ham and Arsenal are also known admirers of the 28-year-old and it has been reported that both clubs have considered bringing him back to London.

But now Turkish heavyweights Besiktas have joined the chase for the £7m-rated forward, who has just over two years left to run on his contract.

Kalou has been consistent since joining Lille on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2012, scoring 30 times in Ligue 1 over the past two seasons.