Arda Turan tips Deportivo star Emre Colak as being good enough for Barcelona
Arda Turan has tipped Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Emre Colak as being a player with the quality to play for Barcelona.
Barcelona star Turan came face to face with fellow Turkish international Colak yesterday.
Deportivo recorded a shock 2-1 victory over Barcelona. Colak started the game on the bench but did come on in the second half.
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“Colak is a player of the quality to play at Barcelona, he can play at the highest level,” Turan told NTV Sport.
Turan praised Colak for his form this season after joining the La Liga side from Galatasaray over the summer.
The Turkish international midfielder has three goals and eights assists in 26 appearances for Deportivo this season.
Colak was a rising star at Galatasaray when Turan left the Turkish giants for Atletico Madrid in 2011.
Turan revealed that he brought Colak a car as a present when he was still at the club.
“He was a little crazy when he was young, I used to warn him to watch his diet and to train hard but he would tell me he had no time as it took him too long to get home after training,” he added.
“So I brought him a present, he was able to get around faster with the car.”
