Galatasaray have made an offer to Barcelona to take Arda Turan on loan for a season according to the newspaper Hürriyet.

The club president Dursun Özbek has offered the player €4 million for the season. If he accepts, he will the captain of the Istanbul club for the season, according to Turkish media.

“Come back as captain of the lions,” Özbek pleaded with the player through the media. During the five years (2006-2011) he was at the club, Turan won a league title, a cup and a super cup and attracted interest from Atlético as the ‘Turkish Beckham’.

Barça signed the player two years ago for more than €30 million, a figure that Galatasaray cannot match, which is why they are targeting a loan move. In the two seasons, he has been at Barça the 30-year-old has performed below expectations and his role at the club has diminished.