Arsenal prepare move for £29m Barcelona ace

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Arsenal have set their sights on Barcelona’s Turkish international midfielder Arda Turan.

The Spanish outlet Sport claims that Barcelona have transfer listed Turan and that he has a attracted the attention of the Arsenal.

The report also state that Turan has numerous potential suitors across Europe including the Dortmund and Galatasaray.

Sport go onto say that Barcelona are holding out for at least £29 million for Turan who they signed from Atletico Madrid on a five-year deal last summer.

Dortmund are in pursuit of a replacement for Mkhtarian while Arsenal have been linked with Turan since last summer.

The Turkish international midfielder midfielder wrapped up the season with having found the back of the net twice and and three assists in 810 minutes of La Liga football.

Turan was however, given just 46 minutes of playing time by Barcelona manager Luis Enrique in his last four league matches .

The 29-year-old made just nine starts for Barcelona but he still managed to achieve the highest pass accuracy in the team at 92 percent.

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