Head coach of Istanbul Bashakshehir Abdullah Avci confirmed that the midfielder of Barcelona Arda Turan became a player of his team.

On the eve of the President of Istanbul Mustafa Saral said that Arda Turan is close to the transition to his team.

The head coach of the club went even further. Abdullah Avci said that the contract has already been signed, and the player's presentation will take place on Thursday or Friday.

"We will officially announce the deal in the next two days. Arda is our goal for many years, and I want to thank our president for this transfer. It was a very difficult deal, "Avci said..

Turan moved to Barcelona from Atletico in 2015 for 34 million euros and managed to win 55 games for the "blue-garnet", scoring 15 goals and making 11 assists.