Too good to be true! Juventus left red-faced as hackers ‘confirm’ shock transfer of Real Madrid sensation Arda Guler on X account

A surprising post emerged on Juventus’ English X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that confirmed the signing of Turkish sensation Arda Guler from Real Madrid in the middle of the season. The post left fans confused initially, however, the club later confirmed from their official account that the other handle was hacked.

• WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

  An official statement from the Bianconeri read, “Our Juventus English account has been compromised. Please ignore the false information being published on this account. We are working on the issue.”
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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The 19-year-old Turkish wonderkid snubbed Barcelona in favour of a move to Los Blancos last summer, but his maiden season at Santiago Bernabeu did not go as planned as he was injured for the majority of the 2023-24 campaign. However, the midfielder did manage to score six times in the 10 La Liga appearances he made for the club. In the current campaign, he has fallen in the midfield pecking order having clocked just 291 minutes on the pitch.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR JUVENTUS?

  Thiago Motta’s side are currently third in the Serie A having won four out of their first eight matches. They will be next seen in action in the Champions League against VFB Stuttgart on Tuesday in Turin.