( CNN ) -- Faltering Besiktas have re-inforced their ranks by acquiring their second Portugal international star this week as Hugo Almeida signed Friday for the Turkish side . Almeida has been given a three-year deal after switching from Bundesliga Werder Bremen for €2 million ( $ 2.62 million ) . The 26-year-old has been at Bremen since 2006 -- scoring 41 goals in 117 appearances -- with reports saying he has left after failing to agree a new deal . Almeida , who has also scored 12 goals in 33 games for his country , joins fellow Portugal international Simao at the 13-time Turkish champions . Football 's heroes and villains of 2010 . Simao , who played in the Portugal side which reached the Euro 2004 final and the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup , joins from Atletico Madrid for €7 million ( $ 9.18 million ) on a two-and-half-year deal . The 31-year-old retired from international football after this year 's World Cup having made 85 appearances . The pair will join a team which has slipped to fifth in the Turkish standings , 14 points behind leaders Bursaspor . Meanwhile , in other transfer news Friday , Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay has been unveiled at Spanish champions Barcelona . Barcelona sign Dutch star Afellay . The 24-year-old Afellay has passed his medical to complete his reported €3 ( $ 3.94 million ) move from PSV Eindhoven . The midfielder , who has been capped 29 times , said it had always been his ambition to play for the Catalan giants . `` When I was a kid , I wanted to play for Barça -- it was a dream , '' he told the club 's official website . `` We all know that it is the best place to play football and when I heard about their interest I did n't think twice , I just felt -- sign now and close the deal quickly . ''
Besiktas sign striker Hugo Almeida from Bundesliga Werder Bremen . Almeida joins fellow Portugal international Simao at the Turkish side . Barcelona unveil latest signing Ibrahim Afellay from PSV Eindhoven .