According to skysport, Real Madrid have agreed to purchase Fenerbahce youngster Arda Guler.
Guler’s contract with Fenerbahce was slated to expire in June 2025 and had a 17.5 million euro release clause. Given the Turkish club’s desire to keep the teenager in order to close the gap on rival Galatasaray in the Super Lig next season, the club was not willing to accept any easy bids.
In order to obtain Guler’s services, the Spanish giants are alleged to have offered a €20m fixed price, a 20% sell-on clause, and further add-ons in the ‘package’ plus taxes.
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Arsenal and other clubs were interested in the 18-year-old Turkish international. Real Madrid and Barcelona have been interested in signing him since the summer transfer market opened, thanks to his recent great performances for club and country.
Many have compared his play style and attacking ability to that of Argentine great Lionel Messi.
Barcelona was interested in signing the teenager, as club president Joan Laporta disclosed. However, it appears that Guler has chosen to associate himself with their arch-rivals, Real Madrid.
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The Turkish international will now join Real Madrid’s ever-expanding pool of young talent, which includes Vinicius Jr., Aurélien Tchouaméni, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga, and Jude Bellingham.
Given the aging nature of players like Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, as well as the departure of Casemiro, Madrid are intent on rebuilding their core in order to construct yet another group that will help them cement their legacy for years to come.
Mesut Ozil, an ex-Real Madrid great and Guler’s former colleague, is alleged to have persuaded the teenager to choose the Los Blancos over their rivals. Following the announcement of Guler’s impending transfer, clips from a 2014 interview in which the German complimented the 18-year-old resurfaced.
“Is there a number 10 better than me? I can think of a name, I have a brother that I believe in, may God protect him from the evil eye, his name is Arda Güler,” the 2014 World Cup winner is quoted to have said.
