SUMMARY
- Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo comfortably in the La Liga recently.
- The scoreline was 4-0 for the Los Blancos, and Arda Guler scored his first goal for the club as well.
Arda Guler signed for Real Madrid back in July 2023 in an expensive transfer. The Turkish player was impressing fans while playing for Fenerbahce’s senior and U19 team before Florentino Perez decided to secure his signature. According to reports, the Los Blancos paid a whopping €30 million (USD 32 million). Although it’s not a huge figure in the modern-day transfer market, it was surprising to see a young star go for that price, when he hadn’t played in the big stages.
Guler had been struggling to hit the ground running for Real Madrid, going 5 games without a goal involvement. But all that came to an end recently, when he found the back of the net against Celta Vigo in a 4-0 win.
After a defense-splitting pass from Dani Ceballos, the youngster bagged a last-minute goal to seal the win for the Spanish giants. The no.24 went around Celta Vigo goalkeeper Vicente Guaita with ease and rolled the ball into an empty goal.
Arda Guler’s first goal for Real Madrid
Mesut Ozil’s first goal for Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/djGAIqsWQO
— 🫵🏽 (@idoxvi) March 10, 2024
Guler’s goal brought back memories of Mesut Ozil, who has scored goals for the club in a similar way as well. A recent post on X claimed that Ozil also scored his first goal for Madrid by dribbling past the goalkeeper, which isn’t the truth. The German wizard scored his first-ever Madrid goal against Deportivo La Coruna in the La Liga on October 3, 2010. But the goal showed in the X post was Ozil’s goal against Sevilla, on February 2, 2011.
Arda Guler once mentioned that Mesut Ozil was one of his idols
In a press conference held in January, Guler revealed his biggest dream in his soccer career. He said, “My idols are Cristiano Ronaldo, Özil, Zidane, and Guti. I want to be a Real Madrid legend like them.”
💬 Arda Güler : 🎙️”Mes idoles sont Cristiano Ronaldo, Özil, Zidane et Guti.
Je veux être une légende du Real Madrid comme eux.” 🤍✨ pic.twitter.com/iyxbMLQjwG
— Madridistas Del Mundo (@MadridistasDM) January 7, 2024
It isn’t all that surprising that he is aiming to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Guti, and Ozil. All of these players have been sensational for the club and have contributed massively to the club’s trophy cabinet.
Carlo Ancelotti heaps praise on young Guler after scoring first goal
Even Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti seems to be impressed with the 19-year-old. After the Celta Vigo game, he said, “Arda Guler has a future here at Real Madrid. He has played very little, but he was convinced that he could do something. He made a move of great skill. He is a great talent, he has improved a lot and plays with more intensity now.”
Ancelotti also reiterated on the fact that Guler has a future with Real Madrid, which would help the young player breathe a sigh of relief finally. As the manager mentions, he hasn’t played many games, but has done extremely well to pounce on the opportunity he was given now. Real Madrid fans will be eager to see how the player performs for the club in the coming months.