Arda Turan moved to Barcelona in the 2015/16 season and rented a luxurious mansion, where he lived for three years, but left it in a deplorable state. The owner who filed the lawsuit, which is still pending in Spanish courts, told El Periódico newspaper that the former Turkish player and his friends trashed the house worth 18 million euros, leaving behind extensive damage and even rent. and unpaid bills.
“When he signed the contract, he started singing like crazy: ‘Long live Barca, long live Barca!'” said the owner of the house, who, after the footballer’s departure, counted 230 thousand euros in expenses for the residence.
The mansion has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a living room of more than 100 square meters, a soundproof cinema room, a swimming pool and other luxuries. And among the damage caused by Turan, according to experts, will be torn off pieces of walls, damaged furniture and appliances, as well as lack of repairs in some of the more exclusive premises, such as a cinema.
The owner says the player and his friends would throw the TV remote into the pool after every goal. “A team worth a thousand euros! I think they threw about 10 or 15. The house was full of cigarette burns, including on the furniture.”
The man said that he had to spend a lot of money to repair the damage. Other expenses included €16,500 for doors, €23,000 for the garden, €64,300 for the kitchen and €24,500 for electronic systems. “Repairing and replacing anything in such a special home is neither easy nor cheap.”
According to the same newspaper, Turan will not be the only Barcelona player to cause problems in the exclusive mansion. Friends of another Barça footballer threw “wild parties” at the house in the Turk’s absence. The owner said that they even used the curtains in the living room as a sexy swing…
Arda Turan played for Barcelona from 2015 to 2020. The 37-year-old former midfielder currently coaches Eyupspor in the Turkish 2nd division.