The New Barcelona Players, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, Cannot Play Friendly Matches
Despite Luis Enrique implying the opposite yesterday, the two signings that Barcelona made this summer, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, will not be able to play friendly matches with the team due to the FIFA sanction imposed on the club for illegal transfers. This was confirmed by Cope, who also revealed that FIFA has already informed the Catalan club that they will not be able to use their new players.
Yesterday, Luis Enrique said during his press conference that Arda Turan "will be an important player in the attacking team" and admitted that "he wanted him to join as soon as possible, as we will look for friendly matches for him to get some playing time." This setback will disrupt the Asturian's plans.
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