Arda Turan’s season didn’t go exactly the way he would have wanted it to go. He hasn’t really put a stronghold on in any position in Barcelona and would be thinking hard about his future.

He can either remain and see how the new coach would use him or leave for a promise of regular football. There was talk about a move to china it he winter transfer window, but now a move to Italy is on tha table.

However, the Turkish international is involved in a healthy Battle with Lionel Messi this season in the Copa del Rey.

Turan and Messi enter the final game against Alaves with four goals scored in the competition. Both players are tied in second place behind Sevilla’s Wissam Ben Yedder who scored five goals before they were knocked out.

And Messi and Turan would battle for who can claim the highest goalscorer in the Copa del Rey for the 2016/17 season.

Both players would first have to equal Wissam’s five goals before they can think of overtaking it.

But Messi looks more likely to win this battle as he is going to start the game with turan likely to be on the bench or play from midfield.

Should Messi score 1 goal, it would be the fourth time he is the tournament’s joint top scorer. And if he scores 2 or more goals it would be the second time he is the outright winner.

However, Messi is the only one of the three guaranteed to start the match and he is looking to finish as the tournament’s top scorer for a fourth time – although only once before has he been the outright leader.

The fact that the star players often skip the first few rounds occasionally throws up some surprising winners of the award, as has been evident over the past 10 years.

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