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Arda Turan a loan target for Galatasaray

Milos Markovic in La Liga, Transfer News & Rumours 26 Jul 2017

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Turkish giants Galatasaray have made an official approach to Barcelona regarding midfielder Arda Turan.

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet suggests Galatasaray president himself has opened the negotiations with the Catalan giants, asking for the former Turkish international to be loaned out to Istanbul during the 2017/18 season.

Galatasaray are prepared to invest €4 million to cover the player’s yearly wages and have already prepared a captain’s armband for their former key man.

Arda Turan won a league title, a Turkish Cup trophy and a Super Cup during his five year with the Lions from 2006 to 2011, attracting interest from Atletico Madrid who brought him to Spain in a €12 million deal.

The 30-year-old midfielder never quite managed to impose himself as a first-team regular at Barcelona and is not expected to be given a prominent role under the new manager Ernesto Valverde.

Turan himself is thought to be keen to remain at the club and fight for his chance, but Galatasaray are also expected to continue with their interest for their former star.

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Milos Markovic


Formerly a Chief Editor at the largest sports site in Serbia Sportske.net, Milos Markovic is an avid football writer who contributes to a variety of online football magazines - most prominently Soccernews.com and Futbolgrad.com. His feature articles, editorials, interviews and match analyses have provided informed opinion and views, helping the football aficionados keep up to date on relevant events in world football.

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