In the early morning of January 9, Beijing time, in the 20th round of the Turkish Super League, Galatasaray lost 0-1 at home to Giresson Sports. In this game, the 34-year-old Barca veteran Turan returned and played again after 5 months.
From the live photos, I saw that Turan had a big belly, a seriously out of shape, and a significant bulge in his belly, almost bursting the jersey. His thigh muscles turned to fat flesh, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead, not at all like a professional player. In addition, Turan also has a full beard, looks 10 years old, and his mental state is not very good.
Some fans also posted photos of him and Wenger, the 73-year-old professor can still faintly see the abs, and Turan only has a belly full of flesh.
Born in January 1987, Turan became famous at a young age in Galatasaray. In 2011, Turan joined Atletico for €13 million and spent four years with him, winning La Liga, the Confederations Cup, the Copa del Rey and the Copa del Super League. In 2014, Turan also reached the final of the Champions League with the team as the main force, but was unfortunately overturned by Real Madrid 4-1, regrettably relegated to the second place.
At his peak, Turan had excellent passing ability and good running coverage, and was a proper court fighter. In 2015, Turan was tired of life at Atletico and would rather not play for half a season to join Barca, which is under the transfer ban, and the transfer fee also reached 35 million euros.
Turan once revealed that Messi joked at the time: "If you want to wear Barca's number 10 shirt, I can give it to you too". During his time at Barca, Turan can get an annual salary of 6 million after tax, which is quite moist. However, the overly comfortable environment made Turan gradually lose his sense of competition, completely sit on the bench, and eventually forced to rent out.
However, the hot-tempered Turan did not cause less trouble. In May 2018, he was suspended for 16 games after verbally abusing, shoving and threatening referees during matches. In October 2018, Turan flirted with the wife of a singer in a nightclub and broke the bridge of the other's nose during the conflict.
In January 2020, Istanbul gave up buying out Turan, but Barca were reluctant to accept him, announcing that they would stop paying Turan's salary until the end of the contract period.
After leaving Barca, Turan went downhill completely, making only 40 appearances for Galatasaray in two years due to age and injury problems.
The 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is still the pillar of Manchester United, a model of self-discipline and diligence, and is still the benchmark in today's football. Messi, 34, also received an annual salary of 40 million after tax and was crowned the Ballon d'Or for the 7th time. Benzema is still in Real Madrid, scoring goals like a ma carrying the banner of the front. But Turan, who is the same age, has long been out of the crowd and has entered the retirement state in advance.
Seeing Turan's recent photos, the fans were not without emotion, and thought that he was participating in the Senatorial Tournament.