Real Madrid Capture Turkish Wonderkid Arda Guler : It’s official. Real Madrid have completed the signing of Turkish sensation Arda Guler, who signs a six-year deal with the club.
The wonderkid did 6 goals and 7 assists in 35 games in all events for Fenerbahce in the 2022/23 season.
Real Madrid will reportedly pay €20 million for this transfer. Guler will be presented at Valdebebas this Friday.
The attacking midfielder is 18 years old and was reportedly on the radar of many clubs in European football, including FC Barcelona or AC Milan. Guler is a very promising player who can be deployed on both wings, although it would seem that his natural spot would be behind the striker.
For the moment, Guler will complete the pre-season stage with Real Madrid and then the club will make a decision about his immediate future.
The young gem needs minutes to develop as a player and Madrid would not want to waste a year by having him on the bench, so a loan deal is likely if Guler can’t make an impact this season.
We’ve had the ‘Iranian Messi’, the ‘German Messi’, the ‘Scottish Messi’ and many more. Now say hello to the man dubbed the ‘Turkish Messi’ – Arda Guler.
Being compared to Argentine legend Lionel Messi is now a right of passage for any young attacking player, especially those with a low centre of gravity and superb dribbling skills, both of which the 18-year-old from Altindag possesses.
So far nobody has lived up to the hype, certainly not the aforementioned Sardar Azmoun, Marko Marin and Ryan Gauld. In all likelihood, no one ever will.
However, there is genuine hope that the ludicrously-talented Guler can become one of those to move beyond the tag and forge his own stellar path – one that has now led him to the league the man he is being compared to spectacularly tore up for much of his unparalleled career.
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