ISTANBUL (CIHAN) - Galatasaray have shortlisted Roma's Greek defender Traianos Dellas as a prime transfer target, the Turkish daily newspapers report on Friday.
The experienced Greek defender, who helped Greece to win the Euro 2004 championship, is likely to solve the defensive problems of Galatasaray who will celebrate the 100th anniversary of their foundation in 2005.
The Lions are planning to make a transfer bid for the 28 year old Greek player who had not made many first team appearances for Roma last season.
However, Galatasaray will have to make a good offer for the Greek player whose value has soared following Euro 2004. Dellas scored the winning goal against the Czech Republic in the semi-final of the competition.
Galatasaray have so far this summer completed the transfers of Brazilian midfielder Flavio Conceiçao from Real Madrid and of Cameroonian defender Rigobert Song from French side RC Lens.