Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Yerson Mosquera has reportedly emerged as a potential transfer target for Galatasaray.
When Mosquera signed for Wolves in June 2021, it was deemed that the West Midlands outfit had pulled off a coup to win the race for the Colombian's signature.
However, the 21-year-old has been limited to just eight minutes of first-team football, that occurring in the third round of the EFL Cup last season before sustaining a severe hamstring injury.
Since then, Mosquera has regularly featured on the Wolves' substitutes bench, being regarded as fourth choice behind Nathan Collins, Max Kilman and Toti Gomes.
Nevertheless, even when Collins was suspended for three matches earlier this campaign, Ruben Neves came into the reckoning as a centre-back over game time being given to Mosquera.
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Instead, Mosquera has been restricted to football with the Under-21s, making a total of nine appearances in Premier League 2 across 2021-22 and the current campaign.
With Julen Lopetegui having recently been appointed as the club's head coach, decisions will be made regarding Mosquera's future, and everything points to a loan spell away from Molineux.
Wolves are currently being linked with new additions in the middle of defence, including Atletico Madrid defender Felipe who Lopetegui has acknowledged that he is interested in signing.
Should that materialise, Mosquera will almost certainly go out on loan, and Takvim claims that Galatasaray are monitoring the situation.
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The Turkish giants currently sit in second position in Super Lig, just two points adrift of leaders Fenerbahce while occupying the second-best defensive record in the division.
Victor Nelsson has been an ever-present in the centre of defence, while Abdulkerim Bardakci has featured in all but three of the 13 league games alongside the Dane.
While Wolves may consider any approach from Galatasaray, preference could be given to a team who plan to hand Mosquera regular game time.
Mosquera still has over three-and-a-half years remaining on his contract, leaving it unlikely that any permanent bids would be considered at this stage.
Darren Plant
