Arda Turan: Man City wonder-kid Enes Unal is the ‘future of the team’

Barcelona star Arda Turan has revealed that he believes Manchester City wonder-kid Enes Unal is the future of the Turkish national team.

“Enes Unal is the future of the team, Enes Unal, Emre Mor, Okay Yokuslu, this team is in safe hands going forwards,” Turan was quoted by Turkish-Football as saying after the game.

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Unal did not start in Turkey’s 2-0 win over Finland at the Antalya Arena on Friday 24 March but he did make a second half appearance.

The young striker almost made an instant impact after being brought on for Cenk Tosun on 80 minutes and hit the cross bar with a well timed header.

The average age of second half substitutes Unal, Mor and Yokuslu was just 20.

Unal has 14 goals in all competitions on-loan for FC Twente this season as well as three assists.

The 19-year-old has already broken Colin Kazim-Richards record to become the highest scoring Turkish international player in Eredivisie history when he fired home his 12th leave goal.

Unal now has 13 league goals for the Dutch outfit.

The young striker is expected to get more playing time in the international friendly against Moldova on Monday as Cenk Tosun has been involved in heavy match traffic over recent weeks.