Arsenal face competition from Turkey to sign £29m valued Barcelona star

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Arsenal face competition from Turkish Super League rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in the race to sign the Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan.

The Spanish outlet Sport states that the Turkish League dup are trying to convince Turan to return back home to Istanbul this summer. The report goes onto state that both Arsenal and Dortmund are also interested in the 29-year-old.

The report also states that Barcelona want £29 million for the Turkish international midfielder.

The Turkish international’s days at Barcelona could be coming to an end following a difficult season. Turan joined the Catalan giants from Atletico Madrid last summer but only made his debut in January due to a transfer ban imposed on the club by UEFA.

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

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

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