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Chelsea and Manchester United rocked with Arda Turan closing in on Barcelona switch
ARDA TURAN is poised to joined Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
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The 28-year-old Atletico Madrid midfielder is a wanted man, with Chelsea and Manchester United courting his signature.
It was thought he preferred a move to Stamford Bridge.
But there has been an extraordinary twist in the tale, with Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo claiming Turan is Barcelona bound.
The paper claims Turan is in advanced talks over a move and a deal could be finalised by the end of the week.
Arda Turan (left) looks set to join Barcelona
Turan's agent claimed his client's future could be resolved in the 'next four days', as he said: "We're in search of better options for him and decided to definitely leave Atletico Madrid.
"The Atletico Madrid board were surprised by our decision because they didn't want to give him up but we were insistent and they showed respect to this and accepted his departure."
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