Barcelona's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan said he wanted to be Galatasaray president in the future and revealed how he refused an attractive offer from archrivals Fenerbahçe's in the past. Speaking to journalists after the match between Barcelona and Getafe, Turan said, "I'm continuing to learn at Barcelona. I work hard. I look at those around me and what they are doing. We are all from the suburbs which is why none of us has an inflated ego." Turan stressed that Lionel Messi was the best footballer in history and said Andres Iniesta is his idol and teacher.
Emphasizing that he wanted to play at Barcelona until he was 33 years old, he also said that he would have "lost his dignity" if he signed for Fener. When asked "Will you play for Fenerbahçe?" he said there was a conversation between him and Fenerbahçe President Aziz Yıldırım. "When I was being paid 2.2 million euros at Galatasaray, Yıldırım phoned me many times. He offered me 7 million euros a year. If I hadn't refused that offer, I would have lost all my dignity. My love for Galatasaray can't be measured with money. However I have a little sympathy against Beşiktaş (the other archrivals of Galatasaray). Beşiktaş is my rising sign"
