Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal ready to make Barcelona debuts

Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal could make their Barcelona debuts in this week’s Copa del Rey clash with Espanyol after being cleared to play for the Spanish champions six months after joining the club.

Arda and Vidal were signed from Atletico Madrid and Sevilla respectively last summer for a combined fee of £37million but because of a FIFA transfer ban imposed on Barca for breaching rules over the signings of under-age players neither have been able to play yet.