Androutsos
Senior Member
We should should just tell him he isn't going to be given a squad number this year, and he'll probably make it easier to ship him.
Arda Turan
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JackaL
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He was never worldclass and Simeone's system didn't make them look better, it was just a very bad transfer that was probably done for other reasons (I read some of ATMs people telling that Turkish sponsors had an interest in Arda joining BCN, don't know if these are rumours though).
He was a valuable player for ATM and he knew how to play in Simeone's system, which is more physical than ours, but surely easier to understand than ours. In Barça's midfield, you need to know more about positioning than in ATMs. I would not put him in Tier 1 but he is surely a Tier 2 player.
God Serena
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Dembele should be given Arda's 7.
raskolnikov
Well-known member
Arda, since coming to this club has threated hos whole stay as if he was retiring in Qatar. Its a shame but we need to sell him. Must be some club willing to pay 10+ mil.
BBZ8800
Senior Member
There were rumours early during the summer that Arsenal will pay 20m for him and we were asking 30m.
That was probably bs.
I can't see anyone paying more than 5-8m for him now.
(Galarasaray)
Also, people said "in the current market a player xx is worth 20-30m".
If a player is bad and/or on high wages, he won't be sold in any market.
That was probably bs.
I can't see anyone paying more than 5-8m for him now.
(Galarasaray)
Also, people said "in the current market a player xx is worth 20-30m".
If a player is bad and/or on high wages, he won't be sold in any market.
draconifire
NTC with a Positive attitude
R
reaper
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All the rumours were BS started by his agent. No one made any offers for him. No one wants to buy him. People are not stupid. However - someone may be willing to pay his wages for a season.. subsidised in part by Barcelona. From day one I said he would be a bust. One poster promptly accused me of just hating Turks..
Arda really fucked us over well. It is actually quite impressive. The person who signed off on bringing Arda and Gomes to Barcelona should be removed from the club. We wont get over the damage done by these signings fast. Even the contract we gave him was disgusting considering his age.
On the plus - at least we know we were the authors of our own downfall. I hate it when refs used to fuck us over. This chaos was 100% Barca made. I said from the day Arda signed we would not be winning the league. Barcelona is a finely tuned machine and simply can't carry shit players in an 11. Arda basically single-handedly gave Real the league with that stupid foul - the one thing he was instructed not to do. However Arda is an unskilled alfa male - he would have always made that foul. When you buy such a shit player - it always comes back to haunt you. As we say - one bad apple rots the bunch.
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JackaL
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Kebab is actually a pretty decent fast food meal, so why don't you calm down with your bullshit post.
JackaL
New member
Having followed him for more than a decade now, he is surely no alpha male, he would love to be one though. He has no leadership skills whatsoever. He's a media maniac, loves to talk and talks too much. And one thing: when he arrived at Barça he thought of himself as having achieved everything, while this is only the start, you don't come to Barça as your final stage of career, you come to top your career off with the best performance ever. See the difference, that's why, even in a world where he was a much better player, that attitude would get you nowhere.
Windhook
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I'm not expecting him to leave just like that, he has a fantastic contract with F.C. Barcelona until 2020, thanks to Farto & co. and the backing of all the Turkish sponsors of the club. He seems content to be a bench player for the rest of his career at Barcelona. Also his only potential buyer, Galatasaray, were knocked out of Europa League in the early stages. Having Arda will be financial burden, even if he goes on loan Barca will still pay major part of his salary.
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