As the summer transfer window opened, Real Madrid’s primary objective was to complete the signing of Jude Bellingham, despite the fact that other Premier League heavyweights such as Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea were all showing a significant amount of interest in the player.
The City team under by Pep Guardiola was particularly eager to match and even raise any salary that Madrid gave, and they were heading into the bidding battle with a strong presence.
Following the conclusion of negotiations with Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee of three million euros, Bellingham ultimately made the decision to join Madrid.
Nevertheless, as a result of this, Los Blancos were forced to make a significant amount of adjustments when Karim Benzema made the decision to leave the club and join Al-Ittihad on a free transfer. At the very least, they anticipated that he would continue to play for another season, and this caused their plans to be derailed in the market.
A number of strikers were pursued by Madrid over the subsequent few weeks, and the club ultimately signed Joselu, Brahim Diaz, and a certain Arda Guler. Guler was initially interested in playing for Barcelona, but he ultimately decided to join with the Santiago Bernabeu.
Given that he had a significant injury during the preseason, it is unfortunate for Madrid that he has not yet played a single minute for the team. Guler had a setback in training, which resulted in his being sidelined once again, despite the fact that he had been on the bench for a couple of games.
According to rumors coming from Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, the Turkish international player is getting closer and closer to returning to practice with the club.
Guler has been gradually but definitely healing from his injury, and it is possible that he may make his debut with the club within the next few weeks. This comes as Madrid searches for answers following a month that was filled with injuries.
Castilla has been Madrid’s go-to source for reinforcements due to the absence of Vinicius Jr., Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eder Militao, and Thibaut Courtois until the beginning of 2024. However, Madrid might benefit from Guler’s services in their front line.
Having said that, it is anticipated that Carlo Ancelotti and his team would conduct themselves with considerable caution when it comes to the Turkish international. This youngster’s career may be made or broken by even the smallest instance of bad man-management in this situation.