Real Madrid worried about signing's shocking injury record
Tom Weber
- 28 Sept 2023 19:59 BST
- 3 min read
Summer signing Arda Guler is already giving Real Madrid headaches.
The Turkish wonderkid was snapped up from under the noses of hated rivals Barcelona, with €20 million moving in the direction of Fenerbahce to sign this wonderful talent.
Yet, Guler has not featured for Los Blancos in a competitive match at this point. In pre-season, he suffered meniscus damage from which he only came back earlier in the week. But on the occasion of his return, the 18-year-old again went down during the final training unit, sustaining a muscle injury.
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This will keep him out for around another month and it is already the seventh injury (sixth if we exclude the stomach flu he had this time last year) in his young career since breaking into senior football. This is cause for concern and could turn into a long-term headache for Los Blancos.
Real to blame?
AS claims that this latest fitness issue could have potentially been avoided had Real Madrid not rushed the youngster back following his meniscus injury.
"Medical sources consulted by AS believe that there may have been a certain haste in Guler's recovery, which could have caused the new injury: he had surgery on August 14, a little over a month ago, although a good dose of bad luck also enters the equation..."
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Los Blancos head coach Carlo Ancelotti recently said: “He finished training and was fine. Then, he noticed something and had a small injury. He is sad. He has recovered from the meniscus problem, but we have to wait a little. It's not something very serious."
According to the above-mentioned report, Real have "a specific plan...to enhance his body and his resistance, a plan similar to the one that was already followed with Rodrygo, who arrived from Brazil much skinnier than he looks today."
