Hakan Çalhanoğlu linked with Barcelona and Real Madrid
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu has been linked with Real Madrid and Barcelona. The free-kick maestro has been in excellent form this season as Bayer 04 Leverkusen finished fourth in the Bundesliga.

When asked about two of the world's biggest clubs, Çalhanoğlu was understandably pleased: “It is great that Barcelona and Real Madrid are interest of course it makes me proud to be linked with these clubs but that is for my agent to look into let us see what happens.”

It is easy to see why Spain's top two are interested in the Turk. However, Barcelona would not be able to sign die Werkself's attacking midfielder as they are under a transfer ban until January 2016.

The former Hamburg man has scored the most free-kicks in Europe's top 5 leagues. He has netted an impressive 13 goals this season and assisted a further eleven. The number ten is seen as one of the brighest prospects in the Bundesliga.