Barcelona
have signed the Turkey captain, Arda Turan, on a five-year contract
from Atlético Madrid for an initial fee of £24.1m (€34m).
The
28-year-old midfielder was reportedly the target of the Premier League
champions, Chelsea, but instead swaps Atletico for the treble-winners
Barça.
A Barcelona statement confirmed the
agreement between the clubs, although the former Galatasaray player will
not be able to play an official game for Barcelona until January 2016
due to a transfer ban imposed by Fifa for breaching rules over the
signings of underage players.
The deal to sign Turan was also
complicated by the fact that the club are in the midst of a presidential
election campaign and are being administered by a special commission,
which had to approve the transfer.
The commission included an
unusual clause which means whoever wins the 18 July election has the
option within two days of selling Turan back to Atlético less 10% of the
fixed fee.
Credit: Guardian Sport
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