Barcelona’s star midfielder Arda Turan’s has named his all-time European 11 to UEFA.com.
The Turkey international included Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad along with the likes of Paolo Maldini and Zinédine Zidane.
Arda Turan’s all-time EURO 11:
Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram, Franz Beckenbauer, Carles Puyol, Paolo Maldini, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Zinédine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marco van Basten, Thierry Henry
Turan currently plies his trade at the La Liga champions Barcelona. The Catalan sides sporting director Robert Fernandez recently put an end to reports that Turan has been transfer listed and that he will be leaving over the summer.
“We have total confidence in him. We expect a lot and we are looking forward to him being an important player next season,” Fernandez said in his press conference.
Turan was included in the 23-man squad and will captain Turkey in France this summer.
The experienced winger has now been involved in nine goals in his last 11 appearances for Turkey – four goals, five assists. Turan made 25 appearances scoring twice and providing four assists for Barcelona this season.
Turkey take on Slovenia for their final friendly encounter before Euro 2016 this summer.
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