Arda suffers groin injury on Turkey duty
Arda Turan has picked up a groin injury on Turkey duty, but the problem is not believed to be serious.
Barcelona's Arda Turan has suffered a groin injury and will miss Turkey's friendly match with Moldova on Tuesday (AEDT), the Turkish Football Federation confirmed.
The TFF confirmed in a statement that the 30-year-old has been left out of Fatih Terim's matchday squad after failing to recover sufficiently from the problem.
It is reported that Arda's injury is not serious and it is unlikely to keep him out of Barcelona's LaLiga match with Granada.
"After detailed checks and examinations carried out last night, it was not possible for the player to be in the squad for the match," the TFF said.
Turkey is looking for a third win in three matches when it faces Moldova in Eskisehir.