This is Arda Güler, the new Madrid signing

“All You need to know about Real Madrid’s new Turkish Superstar. Dubbed the – “Next Özil”

Arda Güler born 25 February 2005 (Age 18)is a Turkish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
He joined the youth system of Fenerbahçe in 2019 and he impressed the club so much that he was given a 2 year contract in 2021, he is a Wonderkid and a big future prospect.

In March 2022, Güler became Fenerbahçe’s youngest goalscorer in the Süper Lig history, having just turned 17 three weeks earlier. By May 2022, Güler had scored 3 goals and delivered 3 assists in just 255 minutes of playing time. After such an impressing start to his career, Big European clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain showed their interest in signing him. But he went on to sign a new Deal in 2022 with Fenerbahçe for three more years, And in 2023 All the offers from the Big European Clubs started coming in again. only this time he accept a move to his dream club Real Madrid.

A Dream in-fact that was Catalyzed by Güler’s love for Mesut Ozil, and by how much he watched Real Madrid just to see his Idol play.

Güler got the chance to watch Özil up close, as the Legend Rounded up his career in Guler’s team Fenerbahçe.

In the start of 2022–23 season, after the departure of Mesut Özil, Güler was given the number 10, which has a special meaning for Fenerbahçe fans, He played his first match of the season against Kasımpaşa and scored 2 goals in 21 minutes of play.

On 11 June, Güler put in a man of the match performance in a 2–0 win at 2023 Turkish Cup final against İstanbul Başakşehir.

Güler is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can also operate on right wing to cut inside and using his stronger foot to make shooting chances and creates decisive passes to the final third. According to Whoscored, he is a creative player with immense set-piece abilities and tricky player who is dubbed by local media as “Turkish Messi”. He idolized Özil and plays a lot like him also. He is a modern day hardworking midfielder with good defensive contribution and can even play as pivotal player on center midfield.