Arda Turan is representative of everything wrong with Barcelona’s transfer policy—brought in for big money from Atletico Madrid during a transfer ban, the player was only purchased with political intent in mind. There were many players at the time that would have been better suited to Barcelona’s sporting project but Arda wasn’t one of them.
After two years at the club, having been sidelined by new coach Ernesto Valverde, Turan finds himself in the difficult position of having to orchestrate a move from Barcelona.
The Turk’s boyhood club Galatasaray recently confirmed that they are working on a transfer for the playmaker, but their offer is currently for a loan.