The former Barca star was completely confused. Instead of a transfer to Bayern, everything turned out differently. He couldn't believe it until the contract came.
- Arda Turan thought in 2015 that he would switch to FC Bayern Munich *.
- Instead, the Turkish international moved to FC Barcelona .
- In the transfer mess around his person, he had probably lost the overview. Change hackhack at FCB * still exists today.
Istanbul - Arda Turan became a leading hero at Atlético Madrid , and he still clearly remembers that time. That made the Turk one of the most coveted players in Europe in 2015. At the time, it was completely unclear where the journey was going. Even he himself could no longer keep track of the Transfer-Zinower .
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As an offensive all-purpose weapon, it would have fit in the FC Bayern * squad. It is not clear whether the Munichers were actually interested in Turan . He himself went a big step at least once.
FC Bayern: Ex-Barca star Arda Turan was completely confused - "Thought I would switch to Bavaria"
" I thought I would switch to Bavaria because my transfer to Manchester United had broken at the last minute the previous year ," Bild.de translates from his Instagram livestream. Unfortunately, he does not explain his train of thought in more detail. Meanwhile, he could hardly believe that it was Barcelona instead - even when he saw the logo on the papers .
So Arda Turan stayed in Spain. “My agent, Ahmet Bulut, told me that I would sign with Barca . I found out about the agreement 15 days later, ”he reveals that it was a lightning transfer to league rivals.
Arda Turan: No change to FC Bayern - instead everything turned out differently
In retrospect, the switch to the Catalans shouldn't turn out to be a stroke of luck for Turan. The Blaugrana had a transfer ban at that time . Even before the signature, it was clear that the newcomer would have to spend the entire first half of the year on the stands . That would not have happened to him in the Munich Allianz Arena *. Would it have saved his career?
Arda Turan had his moments at FC Barcelona. But ultimately could not prevail in the star offensive.
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Because even then he was unable to gain a foothold at the top Spanish club and was loaned home in winter 2018 due to a lack of interested parties. " I wasn't sad to leave Barca, " he scolds his former coach, "if I had failed I could have been, but Valverde didn't give me a minute . The year before, I was the one who mostly gave assists after Messi and Suárez . ”
No transfer to FC Bayern: Arda Turan drives his career to the wall in Istanbul
But at Istanbul Basaksehir, the club of his best man Recep Tayip Erdogan, the former national hero was to become a scandal professional . In May 2018, Turan attacked a line judge, choked and cursed him. For that he was banned for 16 (!) Games , but it shouldn't be the biggest scandal. A dispute with the Turkish pop star Berkay Sahin almost brought the footballer to prison. Turan hit a nightclub, the singer had to go to the hospital. Turan is said to have followed him there, a pistol in his luggage. The alleged shots in the hospital made Turan persona non grata.
The German record champion * is unlikely to grieve today that he once did not sign Arda Turan , although the Atletico star at the time was apparently not averse.
* tz.de is part of the nationwide editorial network of Ippen-Digital.
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