He's a good player, with great quality and perfectly matches what Enrique is wanting this coming season
Josep Maria Bartomeu
Though Barcelona are under a transfer embargo, Turan has been deemed the ideal signing by Bartomeu.
"I invite the interim committee to sign the player," Bartomeu told Spanish TV channel Esport3.
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Arda Turan (left) is a wanted man
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"He's a good player, with great quality and perfectly matches what Luis Enrique is wanting this coming season, which is why I, as a pre-candidate, urge the interim committee to take the necessary steps to sign the player.
"When all parties are in agreement, and above all the manager, that the player is the one we need, the thing to do is to bring him in under the best conditions possible."