According to <i>Fanatik</i>, Istanbul giants Besiktas are not giving up in their bid to sign the Montpellier forward John Utaka. The Turkish sports daily says there has been contact between the Besiktas hierarchy and Utaka's entourage. <br /><br />Under contract with Montpellier until June 2013, Utaka is expected to cost one million euros in transfer fee. The leaders of Besiktas hope to get a favorable response from Montpellier and John Utaka in the coming days.<br /><br />Only last week, the Super Eagle was linked with <span style="">Al-Gharafa and </span><span style="">Al-Khor . However, the Qatari clubs did not back their interest with an official bid to </span><span style=""></span>Montpellier .<br /><br />John Utaka has played for teams in Egypt, England, France and Qatar.<br /><br /><br />