Besiktas planning to haul Kim Young-Gwon from Chinese champions

South Korea's Kim Young-gwon scores the opening goal during the group F match between South Korea and Germany, at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. [Photo: AP]

Turkish Super League heavyweights Besiktas are planning to land Guangzhou Evergrande defender Kim Young-Gwon in the summer transfer window, according to Turkish media Aspor. 

Kim and South Korea exited the World Cup after the group stage, but the player scored a goal against Germany which helped his team beat the defending champions. 

Kim previously expressed his interest in playing in Europe during an interview with South Korean media.