Soccer-Pjanic joins Besiktas on loan as Barcelona exits continue

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - Ferencvaros v FC Barcelona - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - December 2, 2020 Barcelona's Miralem Pjanic REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Miralem Pjanic has joined Besiktas on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the Turkish side confirmed on Friday as the Bosnian midfielder became the latest player to leave the Catalan club.

Besiktas announced that they will pay 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million) in order to secure the 31-year-old until June 2022.