FC Barcelona’s current President Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta has recently mentioned that he is planning to sign Atletico Madrid’s Turkish midfielder Arda Turan this summer. Last week Arda Turan had spoke about him wanting to leave Vicente Calderon in the coming season. Several top clubs in Europe like Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona are in race to sign the midfielder.
Bartomeu who is currently serving as the President of Barcelona and will contest in the Presidential elections this month has clearly pointed his admiration for Turan. He also said that the player perfectly suits the team’s needs.
Speaking to media he said: “He’s a very good player, has real quality and perfectly matches what Luis Enrique wants for next season.
“In this way, next season, we’ll have a team that will be very competitive and primed to win all possible titles.”
A section of the media were specualting a few days back that Turan is strongly linked with the La Liga champions but earlier this week Arda Turan had revealed on twitter that he is currently on holiday and is yet to take any decision over his future. Immediately fresh rumours circulated that Turan might move to Premeir League to join either Chelsea or Manchesetr United.
The 28-year-old midfielder apparently admires Barcelona’s talismanic midfielder Andres Iniesta. He also revealed that he loves watching Barcelona on Television but not Real Madrid. He was quoted: “My idols? Emre Belozoglu, when he played at Galatasaray, but now it’s Iniesta. He’s from my era, but that doesn’t matter. I have a lot of admiration for him.
“When I don’t have important things to do, and Barca are playing, I watch them on TV. Real Madrid – no! And I love Atletico, but I can’t watch them as I’m playing.”
Arda Turan’s future is likely to be decided in the coming days. He is an extremely talented midfiedler who is at the pinnacle of his career. His transfer saga will surely grab many eye-balls in the days to come.