Chelsea have begun to make significant moves in order to sign Turkish phenom Berke Ozer.

The 17-year-old goalkeeper has already been called up to the Turkey senior squad and made several first-team appearances for Altinordu.

Ozer has been likened to fellow AC Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma, who made his Serie A debut at 16.

And Altinordu coach Huseyin Eroglu revealed, via The Sun, that the club had rejected Chelsea's proposal to create a loan partnership.

"Chelsea have been sending scouts to Izmir for Berke Ozer, and to take a look at our project," said Altinordu coach Huseyin Eroglu.

"At our last meeting they said they could send us players on loan.

"But they seemed shocked when I said we had to politely decline.

"We are not interested in training up other clubs' players. Our mission is clear.

"Altinordu will develop local youths to create a complete academy-developed squad."

Chelsea scout Eddie Newton has also confirmed that he had travelled to Turkey to scout Ozer and other Atlinordu players.

Newton said: "We were impressed with Berke and other players [at Altinordu]. We'll continue to scout them.

"Kids from all across Turkey are being developed into the stars of tomorrow."

Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona have all been tracking Ozer's progress.