Blues loanee Jens Cajuste’s loan move from Napoli to Besiktas may not be quite as close as previously understood.

Last night, it was reported that the Sweden international had been given the green light to travel to Istanbul to undergo a medical.

However, according to reports in both Italy and Turkey, although an agreement has been reached between the two clubs, the player has not yet been invited to undertake a medical.

According to Sercan Dikme, a journalist with HT Spor in Turkey, Besiktas club president Serdal Adalı is currently in Portugal to work on moves, among them an approach for Turkish international midfielder Orkun Kökçü on loan with a view to signing permanently from Benfica, a player who may be viewed as an alternative to Cajuste and a signing which would viewed as a coup for his club.

An initial loan fee of €1 million (£863,000) with a €6.5 million (£5.6 million) buy option, which is said to be mandatory in some circumstances, is believed to have been agreed between Besiktas and the Serie A champions for Cajuste.

It’s understood the Süper Lig club’s personal terms trumped all other interested parties with the Blues having been very keen for the 25-year-old to return to Portman Road following his successful loan in 2024/25, although with manager Kieran McKenna having admitted at the end of the season that “there’s probably a lot to do for that to happen”.

Italian sides Udinese and Fiorentina are also among those understood to have shown interest, while French clubs and Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Burnley and Crystal Palace were linked, although some of those speculatively.

The Gothenburg-born midfielder, who has three years left on his contract, isn’t in Napoli head coach Antonio Conte’s plans.

Cajuste made 26 starts and seven sub appearances for the Blues during 2024/25, scoring once, and was beaten to the Supporters Player of the Year award by Liam Delap by only 36 votes.

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churchmans added 17:11 - Jul 7 i hope it falls through and we land him, he would run the midfield in the championship easy
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bobbyramsey added 17:19 - Jul 7 These agents spin a good yarn don't they.....
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Karlosfandangal added 17:33 - Jul 7 He is not coming to Ipswich so why are we interested in his ever move
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Monkey_Blue added 17:36 - Jul 7 Whether we get him or not, I’m not sure Turkey is the right nove for him. Ultimately wages will only be an issue in terms of the wage structure not our capacity to pay them. If Cajuste is playing regularly for us in a winning side in the championship his ticket to the World Cup is pretty safe. In terms of quality bar 2 or 3 teams Turkey isn’t on a par with the championship.

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cartman1972 added 17:38 - Jul 7 Seriously, this is getting boring . Like the Tuanzebe saga , Philogene last season etc ....
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herobobby added 17:51 - Jul 7 Not sure why this is being posted and the ongoing saga keeps being mentioned ? Is he signing for us ? If not who cares where he goes !! Its boring
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Marinersnose added 17:51 - Jul 7 I strongly believe that if clubs aren’t interested at that price then he’s one to avoid. Yes he’s a decent player when fit but he’s rarely fit enough to play 90 minutes. I think there are better options out there . This ship has sailed
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tetchris added 18:10 - Jul 7 herobobby I agree it’s getting boring now!
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Thegeniusofmuhren added 18:13 - Jul 7 Please stop reporting on Cajuste. He's not and will not be an Ipswich player. Move on.
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blues1 added 18:19 - Jul 7 I do think we had a good chance of signing him. Andcpretty sure the terms we'd have offered would have been good enough for him to agree with them. Think the stumbling block has been the fact we are in the championship. Think its unlikely it'll happen now anyway, as i believe if he was gonna,come back, it would have been done by now.
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victorysquad added 18:26 - Jul 7 Really interesting to understand Jens mindset. He knows the manager who presumably wants him, the fans have taken to him, why is he not joining us? Is it wages or the league we are playing in? He needs to settle imo, somewhere stable where he is wanted so he can focus on developing his game, else he could just end up a bit part player.
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carlo88 added 18:37 - Jul 7 Don't really want him, my impression over the season was that he was a skilful lightweight, probably best suited to a Premier League team a bit better than us. Don't think the Championship would suit him at all.
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marinermyhero added 18:40 - Jul 7 Blues 1 At least i could understand what you was saying this time unlike what you wrote on the other post about carpenter leaving I thought you was pissed on orange j2 lol
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marinermyhero added 18:43 - Jul 7 J20
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DavoIPB added 18:48 - Jul 7 Lightweight I've seen mentioned here. Just what? He was literally one of our only players who was not a lightweight. Rarely shrugged off the ball, held his own against other premier league midfielders.
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dirtydingusmagee added 18:52 - Jul 7 Looking on here for more positive news this is just something for some to munch over.
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_clive_baker_ added 19:14 - Jul 7 A bit of appreciation for TWTD reporting wouldn’t go amiss from some people on these comments. We’re lucky to have this site, and if you find stories boring then simply don’t read them. It’s pretty obvious from the title what it’s about.
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Jugsy added 19:40 - Jul 7 Rate him, would love to have him with us. It's the hope that kills me :D
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BlueRuin69 added 19:53 - Jul 7 Very good player, definitely not light weight, coyb
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Tampa_Florida_Blue added 19:54 - Jul 7 Agree with Clive Bakers comment. Read what you want to read about, skip the rest.
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PortmanTerrorist added 20:04 - Jul 7 I guess this is the kind of redundant content you get when literally nothing is (on the surface at least) happening. We only really need 4 quality signings (1 CB, 2 CM, 1 CF) and would assume we identified targets ages ago, so the Club is presumably working on and holding out for them....but be so good to hear something!
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TimmyH added 20:31 - Jul 7 Seriously! this is never ending, whatever happens regarding Cajuste he won't be coming here - there would be little transfer news if it wasn't for this! :)
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Linkboy13 added 20:47 - Jul 7 He will only come here if nobody else wants him that's the stark reality.
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Monkey_Blue added 20:47 - Jul 7 If the move to Besiktas doesn’t happen then maybe we are still in the mix. We don’t know his other options or if we would be considered. The reason we don’t know this is because clubs don’t report every conversation over every potential signing.
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stiffy501 added 21:08 - Jul 7 Did like him as a player but not sure, nursing and injury last season and not able to play 90 min casts a doubt in my mind
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