In summer 2015
Arda Turan (photo) is still under contract with FC Barcelona until the end of the season, but the 33-year-old took the most important steps in his career in retrospect under Diego Simeone. “I learned the tactical game at Atlético Madrid. If I had gone straight from Barcelona to Galatasaray, it would have been difficult for me, ”said Turan in an interview via Instagram Live (quotes according to“ Marca ”). “At Atlético every game was tough. In the Turkish Süper Lig there was also toughness in the derbies. If you don’t organize a game well tactically, you start the game 0-2 behind. ”
In summer 2015, Barça finally put 34 million euros on Turan’s services. The left wing had actually expected a move to the Bundesliga. “My advisor Ahmet Bulut didn’t tell me that Barcelona signed me on. I only found out about the agreement 15 days later, ”said Turan. “I thought I would go to Bayern Munich because my move to Manchester United had failed at the last minute a year earlier.”
Turan clearly ahead of Calhanoglu: The most expensive Turkish players
Turan clearly ahead of Calhanoglu: The most expensive Turkish players
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Turan accidentally found out about the switch to the Catalans. “The document fell out of Ahmet Bulut’s pocket when we were together. I saw the Barcelona logo on top of these papers. I couldn’t believe it, ”said the attacker. Instead of Turan, FC Bayern meanwhile brought two new players for the wings for the 2015/16 season with Douglas Costa (for 30 million euros from Shakhtar Donetsk) and Kingsley Coman (on loan for 7 million euros from Juventus Turin).
Turan on Barça farewell “not sad” – criticism of Valverde
In January 2018, Turan finally left Barcelona for Basaksehir after the striker no longer played under new coach Ernesto Valverde. “I was not sad when I left Barcelona. If I had failed I could have been, but Valverde didn’t give me a minute of play, ”criticized Turan. “I was the one who gave the most assists after Messi and Suárez in the previous season.” After the loan at Basaksehir, Turan is currently “preparing for the future”. Most recently, his name was also associated with the Chilean first division club CD Palestino.
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