Barcelona have signed Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid for a reported fee of €34m despite currently having a transfer ban imposed on them.
However, the surreal nature of this transfer doesn’t end there – oh no. The recently crowned treble winners are currently in the midst of a presidential election and with no one quite knowing who is going to come out on top on July 18th, a deal has been put in place that allows Barcelona to sell Arda Turan back to Atletico Madrid before July 20th if the victorious president doesn’t want him.
Wait, there’s more. If said president does trigger this clause in the deal it will come at a price. The 2013/14 La Liga champions confirmed earlier that should the player return to the Vicente Calderon next season, he will do so for 90% of the original fee Barcelona paid (€34m).
This might seem careless by the Catalan giants, but it could prove to be a wise move. Arda has been heavily linked with both Man United and Chelsea in recent weeks, and if Barcelona waited until after their presidential elections finish then they run the risk of losing out on one of their prime transfer targets.
To cut a long story short (a bit late for that now, isn’t it?), Barcelona seem to have put a 10% deposit down on Arda Turan – stopping other clubs from negotiating and possibly luring him to the Premier League.
Even then, what president would be foolish enough not to want the Turkey international at their club?
It’s safe to say, he’ll be a Barcelona player next season but will not be able to play until January 2016.
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