With Barca ready to ship out fringe players ahead of new stars arriving at the Nou Camp, Turan’s future is in doubt.
But offloading the 30-year-old may prove difficult as his representative Ahmet Bulut claims he is not leaving the Catalan club.
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Arda Turan has made just 18 La Liga appearances for Barcelona this season
He has no other plans and he is very happy there
Arda Turan's agent
"Arda is going to continue at Barcelona,” Bulut told Spanish newspaper AS.
“He has no other plans and he is very happy there.”
However, the report also suggests Turan’s decision may be taken out of his hands by Barca.
While the former Atletico Madrid star apparently has no intention of evaluating offers from other clubs such as Arsenal, Barca need a clear-out.
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Arsene Wenger is interested in bringing Arda Turan to Arsenal if Barcelona look to offload him
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The Gunners’ Hector Bellerin, Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Veratti are all Barca targets.
As a result, the club need to make room in the squad at the Nou Camp and free up funds.
Turan’s contract runs until 2020 but he is seen as expendable, having failed to make a lasting impact.