Goal.com · Jan 13, 2018
Barcelona confirm Arda exit to Istanbul Basaksehir
Barcelona have confirmed that out-of-favour midfield Arda Turan has linked up with Istanbul Basaksehir on a loan deal until 2020.
The 30-year-old playmaker returns to his native Turkey having failed to make a single appearance under Ernesto Valverde this season.
It is that lack of game time which has forced him to move on, with a man with 100 international caps to his name deserving of a regular role.
Barca have acknowledged as much and allowed Arda to depart on a two-and-a-half-year loan agreement.
A statement on the club’s official website read: “Arda Turan has played a total of 55 games for Barca, scoring 15 goals in his two-and-a- half years as a blaugrana.