Arda Turan looks likely to fill the No.6 shirt at FC Barcelona. The Turkish midfielder will have to leave behind the No.10 he wore at Atletico Madrid and, if there are no departures from Barça, there will not be many numbers for him to choose from.

Toni Juanmartí

Keeping in mind that No.10 is Lionel Messi's, it is totally inaccessible. The avaialble numbers at the moment are No.2, No.6, No.17 and No.19. Martin Montoya's loan move to Inter Milan and Xavi's exit have left No.2 and No.6 free, while the others have been avaialble since last season.

Due to his position on the pitch, it makes sense that Arda Turan will take on the No.6 shirt and Aleix Vidal the No.2. Although, Dani Alves, who wears No.22 as a homage to Eric Abidal, may revert back to No.2. Vidal may then take on one of the other avaialble shirt number.

In any case, what is certain is that Arda Turan will lose the No.10 shirt, one which he wore for Atletico and for Galatasaray. For Turkey, he also wears No.10, although he used to have the No.14 shirt for his country.