I'm Hapy To Join The Best Club - Barcelona Unveils Arda Turan In Camp Nou [Photos]

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 10th Jul, 2015 - tori.ng

Arda Turan says he turned down several offers to join 'the best club in the world' after Barcelona unveiled the �29 million Turkish international today.

Turkey international, Arda Turan completed his £29 million switch from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona this week, and put pen to paper on his lucrative 5-year deal at a press conference in Nou Camp earlier today. Turan had admitted he would be nervous at the unveiling, but the 28-year old spoke gleefully at having finally made the switch to the La Liga champions.

On signing for the Champions of Europe and Spain:

'I'm happy to come to the best club in the world, the best stadium, and I am going to play with the best players. I'll try to give the best I've got. Those who know me know that I've dreamt of playing for Barca since I was a kid. I received lots of offers, but when I heard from Barca I pushed all the others aside.'

On being a potential replacement for club legend, Xavi:
'Nobody can take Xavi's place because he's one of a kind in the world of football. He'll always be a symbol of Barca - he is a unique figure not only at Barcelona but as an icon of world football.

On fulfilling his potential longside new teammate, Lionel Messi:
'I don't think that anyone has ever been like, nor will anyone ever be like, Messi,' Turan continued. 'I've always liked having to really fight in order to win - I can play better or worse but I always try to do my best and I want to win everything. I think here people will see the best Arda.

I don't care about my shirt number. I'll decide that after talking to my new teammates. I'm a team player and I want to be a part of the success of the whole team. I spoke with Luis Enrique before signing and I also got a message [Andres] Iniesta.

On his wait for 6 more months to play for Barca:

What is important to me is to adapt to Barca's playing style as quickly as possible. As soon as I signed my contract and pulled on the shirt, I started to get nervous and I wanted to start playing. I hope these six months pass quickly.'