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Arda Güler, an 18-year-old Turkish international midfielder, has been officially signed with Real Madrid. The player considered one of the new stars of Turkish football has a contract for the next six seasons, until June 30, 2029.
The element becomes the fifth reinforcement for Carlo Ancelotti in the 2023-24 season, after the arrivals of Jude Bellingham, Fran García, Brahim Díaz and Joselu Mato.
The great teams in Europe have struggled to get the services of a young value of 18 years, who has stood out at Fenerbahçe in the last season. Real Madrid has prevailed and will pay around 20 million euros for Güler, who in his last season he played 35 games with Fenerbahçe, scoring six goals and distributing six assists. As a full international in Türkiye he has played four games and scored one goal.
“Real Madrid CF and Fenerbahçe SK have agreed on the transfer of the player Arda Güler, whothat remains linked to our club for the next six seasons”announced the white club in a statement early on Thursday afternoon.
Güler, a left-handed player who is 1.76 meters tall and 61 kilograms, underwent a medical examination on Thursday morning and will be presented on Friday, July 7 at Real Madrid Cityafter signing his contract with President Florentino Pérez. He will say his first words as a Real Madrid player at the event and after posing in his new shirt, he will appear at a press conference before the media.
Real Madrid highlights the value of its commitment to Güler, which it describes as “one of the young footballers with the most projection in the world”, who at just 18 years old is already an absolute international with Türkiye and arrives “after being proclaimed champion of the Turkish Cup this season with Fenerbahçe and being chosen MVP of the final”.
Furthermore, it became the youngest player in the history of the Turkish national team to score a goal, doing so at 18 days and 114 days.
Born on February 25, 2005 in Ankara, Güler He arrived at the Fenerbahçe youth academy at the age of 15 in 2019, from Genclerbirligi. He made his debut with the first team on August 19, 2021 and in the two seasons he played in his arrival to the elite of Turkish football he played 51 games and scored nine goals.
Güler said goodbye to his team
Arda Güler, new Real Madrid player, said goodbye to Fenerbahçe on social networks, where he was trained in the quarry and made himself known in the highest division of Turkish football, at a “tough” moment as he proudly says goodbye to his “dream” shirt and a club he will always remember “with beautiful memories”.
“It is time to say goodbye to Fenerbahçe, where I have lived the best days of my life. I will never forget the first time I wore the jersey of my dreams, the pride of number 10, the magnificent Fenerbahçe fans andl great support in all the places I stepped”, wrote the 18-year-old Turkish international midfielder.
“It’s hard to say goodbye, but I had to make this decision to make those who believed in me even more proud, to give hope to those who were about to give up and to show that Turkish youth can achieve anything if they set their minds to it”, he added, explaining the reasons for his decision to be transferred and not play on loan for a year at his home club.
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