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Miralem Pjanic will return to Barcelona, says Besiktas sporting director

Miralem Pjanic will be back at Barcelona this summer as Besiktas will not keep the Bosnian midfielder at the conclusion of his loan deal at the end of the season, according to the Turkish club’s sporting director Ceyhun Kazanci.

Pjanic returned to action this weekend after missing the last two months through injury, and the 32-year-old had become an important part of the side before going down. Pjanic gave multiple interviews saying he was very happy in Turkey and planned on staying if Besiktas wanted to sign him permanently, but those plans have changed according to Kazanci.

“Pjanic has been playing on loan for us since the start of the season, however he will not play for us next season.