EXTRA TIME: Watch the bizarre announcement of Demba Ba as a player of Istanbul Basaksehir

From wearing the owl mask to the correction of its image in soap operas published in Turkey, Istanbul Basaksehir to have which is arguably the most disconcerting announcement of the January transfer window.

Demba Ba joined Basaksehir on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season on Tuesday.

The men of Abdullah Avci are nicknamed the Owls and the Senegal Forward was made to look like one by wearing the club's orange jersey with an owl mask.

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– Istanbul Başakşehir (@ ibfk2014) January 22, 2019

In what appeared to be the announcement video, the former Chelsea striker and Newcastle United was welcomed as "the godfather", followed by scenes from Turkish soap operas before his face was finally revealed.

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– Istanbul Başakşehir (@ ibfk2014) January 22, 2019