BARCELONA — Barcelona has added an extra creative option in midfield by agreeing to sign Turkey playmaker Arda Turan from La Liga rival Atletico Madrid, the Spanish and European champion said Monday. Barca will pay 34 million euros ($37.6 million) for Arda, plus another seven million in variables, and the 28-year-old's contract will be for five years, the club said on its website. As things stand, however, he will not be able to play until January as Barca has been banned by FIFA from registering new signings until then, after it broke rules on the transfer of foreign under-18 players. — Reuters
