Bolton's Ricardo Vaz Te has rejected a move to Turkey with Gaziantespor, skysports.com understands.
Striker weighs up his options at Bolton
Bolton's Ricardo Vaz Te has rejected a move to Turkey with Gaziantespor,
skysports.com understands.
Vaz Te, who is close to full fitness after a lengthy lay-off, held talks with Gaziantespor and visited the club after Bolton agreed a fee with the Turks for the striker.
However, after much deliberation the Portugal Under 21 international decided to snub the chance to move to Turkey.
Offer
"It is true I had an offer from Gaziantespor in Turkey, but in the end I rejected the offer," Vaz Te told
skysports.com.
"I went over to Turkey for talks with the club and everyone there was really nice to me and I was overwhelmed by the reaction towards me.
"I passed a medical and they made me a good offer, but at this point in my career I did not think it was the right move for me."
Cologne have also been showing an interest in the 20-year-old and Vaz Te admits he is unsure of his long-term future at Bolton.
"With Bolton accepting an offer for me I am not sure about my future at Bolton," added Vaz Te.
"But at the moment I am a Bolton player and I will continue to do my best for them until I am told otherwise.
"I am very open-minded and if an offer comes in that is acceptable to Bolton I will look at it.
"Obviously if I was to leave Bolton my priority would be to stay in England, but I would also consider offers from anywhere."
"If nothing happens before the close of the transfer window I would also look at a possible loan move if I am not playing regularly at Bolton."
Fully-fit
The talented forward believes he is close to full fitness after nine months out with a serious injury and he is keen to show he is back to his best.
"I am feeling good at the moment and I am back training with the first team," noted Vaz Te.
"I feel I am two weeks away from being fully-match fit and I am focused on getting back to playing again.
