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Arda Güler, the latest nugget of Turkish football that is causing a stir

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In recent years, clubs have launched younger and younger players. Some splatter the fields with their talents while they are still at the beginning of their development. In Turkey, for over a year now, everyone has been talking only about Arda Güler. Launched at the age of 17 on the side of Fenerbahçe, the young Turkish winger quickly made people talk about him chaining impressive performances. Small, left-handed, very above average technically, the young player trained on the side of Gençlerbirliği quickly put the supporters in the pocket at the end of last season when he had experienced some physical glitches. He ended the 2021/2022 financial year with 24 matches (7 goals and 11 assists). Something to impress some of his teammates like a certain… Mesut Ozil who was rave about him “he’s a world-class player. Quality. Goals, assists. He will become a world star!” Confided the former star of Real Madrid or Arsenal.

And last season, while several observers had been following his profile for some time, his name was mentioned all over Europe, especially on the side of PSG where the Turkish press explained that Luis Campos was closely following the player’s performance. The Portuguese leader wanted to quickly get his hands on a young talent in world football, with a unique profile, and already in the sights of the biggest European teams. But the player, for his part, had the ambition, at 18 now, to impose himself fully with Fenerbahçe to continue his progress. So in the summer of 2022, he decided to continue with Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries) to the delight of the club, which had set the amount of his clause at 30 million and which had in its ranks a very versatile. “Before the ball comes back to his feet, he thinks for 2-3 forward positions. 6, 8, 10… He seems capable of playing all three positions together. If Arda was an expatriate, it would not have been possible for him to enter the national team like Mesut Özil”confided his former coach to Gençlerbirliği Erol Tokgözler with CCN Türkiye.

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This season, Arda Guler has taken time to establish itself in the formation of Jorge Jesus. It must be said that his relationship with the 68-year-old coach is not a long calm river. On the contrary. After starting the season on the bench, the young Turkish international (2 selections) could only play small minutes on the right and on the left during the first 6 months. The former Benfica coach believed that his player was still too young and not yet ready to qualify for a starting place. A management that had the gift of annoying the supporters who had not failed to whistle their coach several times. Finally, the Brazilian technician ended up changing strategy with his player after the post-World Cup break. Since then, Arda Guler finally continues and confirms all her talent. In the second half of the season, he was one of the great architects of second place for his team. Since he started (or almost), Arda Guler is very often decisive. He remains on 2 goals and 4 assists in the last 9 games. His latest achievement? A sumptuous decisive pass from the outside of the foot to the Modric of the midfield after being played by two opponents before that.

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Still, the relationship between Jorge Jesus and Arda Guler continues to be at the center of debate. Very often, the former Flamengo coach releases his player quite early in the match, who does not appreciate this management very much. During a meeting against Trabzonspor, Arda Guler also made it known at the time of his exit with a virulent exchange with his coach which ignited the Turkish press. “Arda is not a special case, I only warn him about tactical and technical questions. I am only advising him on tactical and technical matters. When we experience the intense emotions of the game, it can be misunderstood from the outside. There was no particular situation between us. It was a warning from a normal coach to his player. The match he played today was one of his best.”, then explained Jorge Jesus. A fiery temperament, an undeniable talent, Arda Guler leaves no one indifferent and should quickly continue her career abroad while Naples has also ticked her name. Fenerbahçe have set their price at 30 million. For his part, Jorge Jesus also knows that Arda Guler must now leave the club to continue his progress. “If Arda Güler has the level for the C1? We will see that. Here the champion team plays 3 eliminations. It is a difficult situation. Arda Güler must first change championship to be in the Champions League”. His next club will therefore be scrutinized with interest, because now the SuperLig seems too small for him.

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