The 19-year-old Turkish attacking midfielder, Arda Guler, is far from happy with his situation at Real Madrid. Despite arriving with great fanfare during last summer’s transfer window, the former Fenerbahce player, who does not fit into Carlo Ancelotti’s plans, has reportedly requested to leave, as announced by the Spanish press this Sunday.
Real Madrid seems to struggle with its young talents. Unlike Barcelona, where young players under the age of 19 have become key players in the first team, Florentino Perez’s club struggles to integrate its young players into the senior squad. Whether they come from the Castilla academy or were signed with the intention of making them shine, things don’t always go smoothly. A case in point is Arda Guler, the Turkish sensation who impressed last season with Fenerbahce and signed for Real Madrid last season, now wanting to seek opportunities elsewhere due to his current situation.
Arda Guler wants to leave as early as this summer. Presented as the future of Real Madrid upon his arrival last summer, after turning down Barcelona who was on the verge of signing him, Arda Guler has struggled for playing time. Hindered by several muscular injuries until the end of last year, the talented left-footer has only played 6 matches, with just one start (in the Copa del Rey) under Carlo Ancelotti’s management. Despite his excellent performance in training and often exceptional appearances off the bench, Guler has yet to secure significant playing time (14 minutes in La Liga). He was convinced and reassured that he would play immediately upon his arrival, hence his choice for Real Madrid according to his statements.
Given his frustrating situation, Arda Guler is reconsidering his options. Although he recently rejected the idea of a temporary departure to find playing time elsewhere and regain fitness, the Turkish attacking midfielder has now decided otherwise. This Sunday, Ramón Álvarez de Mon, a pro-Madrid journalist from Marca, reports that Mesut Ozil’s protege has communicated his desire to temporarily leave Real Madrid next summer. Aware that the player’s chances of getting more playing time in the remaining part of this season are very slim, Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly open to this idea.
🚨 Arda Guler ha comunicado al Real Madrid que desea salir la próxima temporada. También Ancelotti es favorable a la idea de la cesión como os comenté hace un tiempo. Veremos qué decide el club. pic.twitter.com/nYQGqlPT78
— Ramón Álvarez de Mon (@Ramon_AlvarezMM) April 14, 2024
At present, the Madrid board has not yet decided whether to accept losing their young star temporarily. According to reports, decisions will accelerate towards the end of the season. But one thing is certain, Arda Guler is far from happy with his current situation at Real Madrid, where he was welcomed with great fanfare and reassured about his involvement in the club’s sporting project despite his young age. In any case, Carlo Ancelotti’s management of young players seems quite mixed. With players already being rumored for next summer, it seems that the younger ones will struggle even more to express themselves.
As a solid leader in La Liga for the past few weeks, Real Madrid still doesn’t give chances to its young players like Nico Paz or Guler, who have shown they could offer much more than imagined in their rare appearances in the squad.
This Saturday, ahead of an important match next Wednesday in the Champions League against Manchester City in England, it was the usual starters who played. Despite the opportunity to rest them and give chances to young players on the field against Mallorca, Carlo Ancelotti was very cautious. “We are a little tired,” he said in a press conference after the 1-0 win, indicating that he promised playing time to players who haven’t played for a long time but the match outcome didn’t allow it. Today, the starting players are exhausted, as Aurélien Tchouaméni stated after Saturday’s victory against Mallorca, while talents like Guler are stuck on the bench as a precaution.
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