New Barcelona man, Arda: Ronaldo is special but he'll never be like Messi

Barcelona beat Chelsea to signing of Atletico Madrid's Arda Turan

The New Turkey international-Arda Turan, who just completed his €41 million move from Atletico Madrid to the Blaugrana on Friday, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Catalan club says that, while Cristiano Ronaldo is a "special" player, the Real Madrid superstar will never reach the same level as Lionel Messi.

He said "Cristiano is special but he'll never be like Messi," the 28-year-old told reporters at a press conference on Friday.

"I don't think that there's ever been anyone like Messi - or ever will be."

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However, Arda admitted that he is arguably even more excited about playing in the same team as Andres Iniesta and insisted that there is room for him in Barca's all-star attacking line-up.

“Hopefully I will play play alongside Iniesta, Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez," he stated. "I think you can see that picture of the five of us playing together.

"At Atletico, I always said that Messi is the best player in the world, but Iniesta is my idol."

Arda, who was also linked with Liverpool, Chelsea, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, also revealed that he could have moved elsewhere but that he always had his heart set on a switch to Catalunya.

"I received lots of offers, but when I heard from Barca I pushed all the others aside," he added.

"Those who know me know that I've dreamt of playing for Barca since I was a kid.

"I'm happy to come to the best club in the world. I'll try to give the best I've have.

"I've always liked having to really fight in order to win; I think here people will see the best Arda."

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