U21 Radar: 5 Budget-Friendly Foreign Prospects for Turkey
The summer registration window is shut for Süper Lig and TFF 1. Lig clubs, but recruitment desks never really stop working. With the January 2027 window already on the horizon, scouting departments are quietly building shortlists — not of marquee names, but of realistic, budget-friendly U21 profiles. This week’s radar has five: a Kosovan striker racing against his own 21st birthday, a Serbian forward being shuffled through a Serie A club’s loan pipeline, a Bosnian midfielder on loan in his own country’s second tier, a Ghanaian winger whose contract has simply run out, and a Georgian holding midfielder parked on loan by a wartime Dynamo Kyiv.
Every figure below is sourced and labelled: confirmed transfer fees are cited, market values are flagged as secondhand Transfermarkt-derived estimates where that’s all that was available, and anything that couldn’t be verified is marked as such rather than guessed. It’s worth remembering how fast this can move — our earlier piece on Mamadou Sangaré’s record £41m move to Brentford is a reminder that a cheap-looking U21 signing today can be a completely different asset within a year or two. That’s the logic Turkish clubs are chasing: contain the risk, keep the upside.
1) Hekuran Berisha — Striker, 20, Dinamo City (Albania)
Born 3 October 2005, the Kosovan forward turns 21 in days, so his U21 window is closing fast. Two-footed and box-focused, he joined Dinamo City from Dukagjini for a reported €150,000 in July 2025 on a deal running to 30 June 2027 (source: Soccerway transfer records). Dinamo City compete in the Kategoria Superiore, Albania’s top flight, so this isn’t a lower-tier flier — he’s a regular top-division performer. His 2025-26 numbers read 12 appearances and 3 goals in the league (assist data unconfirmed across Sofascore, AiScore and Statshub); a productive return relative to minutes, though the sample is small. Market value sits around €400,000 on a secondhand Fotmob/Transfermarkt basis. For a mid-table Süper Lig side or an upper-half 1. Lig club, the combination of a modest confirmed fee and a contract into 2027 makes him a low-risk forward-line addition — provided a move happens before the U21 tag expires.
2) Miloš Jović — Striker, 20, on loan at FK Voždovac (Serbia) / owned by US Lecce
Born 22 May 2006, the Serbian striker is registered to Serie A’s US Lecce but has never featured for the first team. Lecce bought him from IMT Novi Beograd for roughly €1m in August 2025 and immediately loaned him straight back for the 2025-26 season; on 20 September 2026 he moved on loan again, this time to second-tier FK Voždovac (sources: calciolecce.it, tuttomercatoweb.com). His loan-season numbers at IMT were 473 minutes for 2 goals and 0 assists — output without a proven top-flight test. Market value is estimated around €645,000 (secondhand Transfermarkt basis). This is the classic “parked asset” profile: a Serie A club’s property who isn’t part of first-team plans and keeps rotating through loans. For a Süper Lig or 1. Lig side wanting a name with continental pedigree at loan-level cost, he’s worth watching — a permanent deal looks unrealistic at this stage.
3) Borna Filipović — Midfielder, 20, on loan at HŠK Posušje (Bosnia) / owned by Zrinjski Mostar
Born 5 June 2006, the Bosnian midfielder plays centrally or as a No. 10, mostly on his right foot. His parent club, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar of the Bosnian Premijer Liga, had his loan at second-tier HŠK Posušje extended for 2026-27, confirmed in a July 2026 club statement (meridiansport.ba). Season stats diverge slightly between sources — one puts him at 15 appearances and 5 assists for Zrinjski plus 5 appearances and 1 assist at Posušje, another has 26 and 12 appearances respectively with 1 assist — but the consistent thread is regular minutes and assist output from central midfield. Market value is estimated around €190,000 (secondhand basis). With a minimal likely fee and loan flexibility, this reads as a low-risk trial signing for a lower-to-mid Süper Lig club or a 1. Lig side. For context on how cheap Balkan midfield/defensive prospects tend to play out, see our earlier Nemanja Stevanović scouting report.
4) Andrews Adjabeng — Winger, 20, Real Sociedad B (Spain)
Born 4 March 2006, the Ghanaian winger is an academy product built around pace and 1v1 dribbling. His contract at Real Sociedad B expired on 30 June 2026; databases like BeSoccer and Soccerway still list him there, but that may simply be outdated, and no renewal has been reported. This is the key caveat: the realism of this pick rests almost entirely on his contract status, not his on-field case. He made just 3 substitute appearances for the B side in 2025-26 (0 goals, 1 assist), after 25 appearances and 4 goals for the C team in Segunda Federación the season before (ESPN, Sofascore). His estimated value is around €23,000 — a figure that reflects reserve-team level, not first-team readiness. If he is genuinely without a club, he’s a zero-fee gamble suited to a budget-conscious 1. Lig side rather than a proven performer.
5) Aleksandre Peikrishvili — Defensive midfielder, 20, on loan at FC Gagra (Georgia) / owned by Dynamo Kyiv
Born 14 June 2006, the Georgian No. 6 signed for Dynamo Kyiv from Dinamo Tbilisi for €300,000 in July 2024 on a five-year deal through 30 June 2029, and is currently out on loan at FC Gagra in Georgia’s top-flight Erovnuli Liga. His 2026 loan minutes are thin — just 3 appearances, 0 goals — so any read on his level has to stay cautious; The Guardian listed him among its “Next Generation 2023” names for the 2006 age group, but Gagra hasn’t yet given him the platform to confirm it. Estimated value is around €140,000 (secondhand basis). Dynamo Kyiv, operating under wartime financial pressure, are loaning out fringe players rather than fielding them, which is exactly why a long-contract, low-fee profile like this can surface. It’s speculative, but cheap enough to justify tracking for a 1. Lig club hunting a long-term No. 6. For a related Eastern European/Balkan defensive profile, see our Silvio Gorican scout file.
What the list tells us
These five stories don’t share a template — a striker beating the U21 clock, two players parked in loan pipelines by clubs that don’t need them, one contract-gap opportunity, and one wartime-economy loan. What they do share is that none of them demands a fee that stretches Süper Lig economics. The actual work for Turkish scouting departments now is tracking how these five develop between now and January.
