Stefan Kuntz countered the hype surrounding the “Turkish Messi” with a joke. The wonder boy Arda Güler’s left foot, said the Turkey national coach, “is definitely better than mine. But his body is like my body when I was 14.”
With all the talent of the 18-year-old new signing from Real Madrid, Kuntz also knows: There have already been many “new Messis” – the German Messi Marko Marin, the Scottish Ryan Gauld, even the Turkish Emre Mor. None of them has become a “world star”, as Mesut Özil sees him in perspective in Güler.
Who is the gifted man that Özil is said to have advised on the phone to move to the royal team? Kuntz called the attacking midfielder an “instinct footballer” in the SZ and attested to him “a very good feeling for the space and the teammates”. Nuri Sahin said: “He always wants to have the ball. And he’s not afraid, he just wants to take control of the game.”
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For the former Dortmund player, one thing is certain: “It’s not something you have to say: You have to introduce it first. No! It’s already that far!” But Sahin also knows: “We have seen 100 new Messis and 100 new Ronaldos, but there is only one Messi and only one Ronaldo.” Nevertheless, he hopes “that it will soon be said: There is only one Güler.”
“All the major clubs in Europe want him”
He made his debut for Fenerbahce at 16 and became the youngest goalscorer in the Süper Lig at 17. His fantastic flick against Wales also made Güler the youngest player to score for Turkey at 18. “All the important clubs in Europe want him,” said Joan Laporta, FC Barcelona president – and was outdone by Real.
Madrid added 2.5 plus up to ten bonuses to the fixed fee of 17.5 million euros. The Spanish champions are thus following their transfer policy of signing young, up-and-coming stars for whom the risk seems manageable due to their already high quality. As with Vinicius Jr. or Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga or Aurelien Tchouameni and lastly Jude Bellingham.
Güler has scored nine goals and prepared twelve in 51 competitive games for Fener, he carried the 10 like Özil. At his presentation on Friday, club boss Florentino Perez introduced him as “one of the greatest promises in world football”. Güler smiled shyly and kissed his mother, who wiped tears of emotion from her eyes for several minutes. He then stepped onto the stage and said: “I want to be a Real Madrid legend.” Like Messi in Barcelona.
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