Arda Turan has joined Istanbul Basaksehir on-loan until 2020.
The former Barcelona winger leaves the Catalans after two-and-half frustrating years at the Camp Nou.
He failed to make a single appearance for Barca this season as it became clear that he was not in the plans of the new manager, Ernesto Valverde.
The Turkish international has been an Arsenal target since his days at Atletico Madrid, but he decided to join Barcelona instead.
As he struggled to make an impact at Camp Nou the Gunners were linked with a move for his signature again last summer, but nothing serious came of it.
The arrival of Philippe Coutinho has pushed him further down the pecking order and this move was the best option for him.
Philippe Coutinho was not given a shirt number at his unveiling because the numbers 1-24 was already given out by the Catalans.
There were rumors that the former Liverpool man would inherit Mascherano’s number 14 when the Argentine leaves after this season.
However, the transfer of Arda Turan means he would most likely take the number 7 the Turkish attacker had been occupying.
Arda Turan’s loan deal would last for the duration of his Barcelona contract.
It is unclear what percentage of his salary is being paid by his loan club, but Barcelona would be delighted that they have taken one big earner off their bloated wage bill.
Chelsea face a major hurdle in their quest to sign Andrea Belotti from Torino.
The Blues have targeted the Italian striker for the past two seasons, but they have been unable to convince the Turin based side to sell.
Last summer Antonio Conte was desperate to sign Belotti as a replacement for Diego Costa, but Torino insisted that they would only discuss his transfer if the Blues triggered his £100 million release clause.
Chelsea decided to sign Alvaro Morata.
But the Spaniard has been below-par this season, and in a classic example of how terrible he can be, he missed three one-v-one chances against Arsenal.
The Blues have plans to return for Belotti after this season, but they now face serious completion.
According to Sun Sport, Atletico Madrid are hoping to sign Belotti as a replacement for Antoine Griezmann who is leaving the Wanda Metropolitana after this season.
Belotti would not be at the World Cup in Russia after Italy failed to qualify, but he expects to move to a bigger club before the 2018/2019 season.
Real Madrid are also interested in signing him, but they are currently hoping Benzema and Co.
can start scoring goals sooner.
Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of the signature of Alexis Sanchez.
The Red Devils are set to make the Chilean the highest paid footballer in England.
Alexis Sanchez is on auction as Arsenal look to cash in on their prized asset this month.
Sanchez had decided to join Manchester City after this season, where he stands to make about £70 million.
However, Jose Mourinho wants to hijack the deal, and he is prepared to forget about signing Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann.
The Red Devils have offered £30 million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the Chilean and Arsenal seem to be more impressed by their offer.
Manchester City are refusing to match United’s bid and they remain confident that Sanchez would prefer a move to the Etihad.
Sanchez has been left out of Arsenal’s squad to play against Bournemouth this weekend as he looks to complete his move away.
Jose Mourinho is confident that Sanchez would choose them.
At the moment, the Chilean and his representatives are looking at both club’s offer, they would make a decision on where he is headed before Monday.
Real Madrid are looking to conclude plans to sign Neymar from PSG in the summer of 2019.
The Brazilian has been linked with a return to Spain from the early weeks of his move to PSG, but a move this early would be too disrespectful to PSG.
According to Sun Sport, Real Madrid know that a move for Neymar would be complicated and they are ready to wait and make sure they get every detail right.
Los Blancos are aware of PSG’s interest in Christiano Ronaldo and they are prepared to add the Portuguese star as a sweetener in the deal.
Ronaldo has been asking for a new deal that would see him earn as much as Neymar, but Florentino Perez does not believe he is making as much contribution to the team this season as he has done before.
Neymar would be 28 at the time of this deal and Real Madrid know his commercial pull would be high at that time.
The Brazilian is reportedly disappointed at the poor level of the French football, and there were reports that he wants to play in only the matches with the biggest French teams.
A move to Madrid would surely anger Barcelona fans, but Neymar is already unpopular following his acrimonious exit last summer.
After failing to hijack Manchester city’s bid to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, Jose Mourinho is looking to outmuscle their city rivals to the signature of another player again.
The Red Devils have reportedly entered the race for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder, Fred according to Sun Sport.
Mourinho is short of options in midfield and the unavailability of Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini, and Michael Carrick has affected his team so much this season.
Fred is one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe this season, and his performance against Manchester City in the Champions League caught the eye of Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola is lining up a summer move for him as a replacement for Fernandinho or Yaya Toure as one of them is set to leave after this season.
Mourinho is unhappy that Carrick has not been able to make any contribution to his team this season after signing a one-year extension last summer.
The Portuguese manager believes Fred has the pedigree to thrive in the Premier League, and his Champions League experience is an added advantage.
A move this month could prove difficult, but the Red Devils can agree to a deal to sign him next summer.
Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho have been trading insults for the past couple of weeks, but the battle is set to be about their next career moves.
According to Daily Mail, PSG are considering sacking Unai Emery after this season, and the two Premier League managers are at the top of their list of replacements.
The ultimate aim of PSG owners is to win the UEFA Champions League and become a force in European football.
However, their Spanish manager has failed to achieve that so far and even failed to win the French league title last season.
This season, he has been equipped with the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, failure in Europe would lead to his sacking.
Antonio Conte is currently unhappy with his club’s hierarchy after they failed to help him land his summer targets, and Sports Mail is claiming this would be his last season at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho is also not happy with his progress in the league this season and has seen his side fall from the top of the Premier League being more than 15 points behind leaders, Manchester City.
The two managers have their contracts expiring in the summer of 2019, and PSG are hoping they would be able to tempt them to move to Paris.
Tottenham are looking to sign Andre Gomes from Barcelona this month.
The Lilywhites were beaten by Chelsea to the signature of Ross Barkley this month and Mauricio is still keen to add an extra body to his midfield this month.
Gomes has had an underwhelming season this time around as he has made just 2 league starts under Ernesto Valverde so far.
The Catalans recently completed the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, a move that has automatically pushed Gomes down the pecking order.
Pochettino tried to sign the Portuguese star last summer, but he failed as Gomes decided to stay and fight for his place at Camp Nou.
That fight has not been successful and he is now looking for a move away.
With the World Cup in six months time, Gomes knows a lack of first-team action would see him miss out on the showpiece as the Portuguese national team is blessed with several top midfielders.
Pochettino wants to reduce the burden on the shoulders of Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli with the signing of Gomes.
PSG star Lucas Moura is looking to dump Manchester United for Liverpool.
The Red Devils have been in discussion with PSG of signing the out-of-favour winger this month, but discussions are taking too long to conclude.
Sun Sport is reporting that Liverpool have joined the hunt for his signature and his representatives are paying attention to the Reds’ offer.
Liverpool are looking for an extra attacking midfielder this month after selling Coutinho to Barcelona, but they have not been able to get any deal done.
Jurgen Klopp is reportedly an admirer of Moura and has asked the club to try and sign him.
PSG are desperate to sell and are looking to get around £35 million from the sale of Moura.
However, Manchester United have been discussing a loan deal with an option of making it permanent after six months.
It is unclear if Liverpool would be willing to sign him permanently at that price this month, but the Reds surely do have the cash to spend.
Moura has played less than 80minutes of football this season as he remains one of the high-profile victims of the arrival of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Julian Draxler.
Leicester City star, Riyad Mahrez is desperate to move to Anfield this month.
The Algerian has been linked with Liverpool after the Reds sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £146 million.
However, Liverpool are yet to make contact with the Foxes or the player’s representatives.
According to Sun Sport, the Reds reluctance to act fast may see them lose out to Arsenal who are also keen on the Algerian.
Per the reports, the Gunners would move for Mahrez if they manage to sell Sanchez to Manchester City this month.
Mahrez’s representatives have reportedly been waiting for Liverpool’s call since the news of their client being the ideal replacement for Coutinho broke out on the internet, but there hasn’t been any contact yet.
Jurgen Klopp is hoping to replace Coutinho this month with another midfielder but they are not in a hurry.
Liverpool are also set to resume talks with RB Leipzig this weekend about the possibility of bringing forward the summer arrival of Naby Keita.
The Guinean is reportedly keen on joining Liverpool this month, but the Reds would have to pay a premium fee for them allow him to leave early.
