The bad luck of Arda Güler, Madrid's Turkish promise: injured for another month in the last play of training

Arda Güler is not having luck in his first months as a Real Madrid player. The great promise of Turkish football changed Fenerbahce for the Santiago Bernabéu last July, when he was barely 18 years old, and three months later he has still not been able to make his debut for the white team.

The left-footed midfielder underwent surgery in August to solve some problems in the meniscus of his right knee that hindered him during the start of the preseason, and just now, when he was beginning to regain form and train with the rest of his teammates, he has suffered an injury to the left rectus femoris muscle.

Güler, who was going to return to the squad against Las Palmas, suffered the accident in the last play of training this Tuesday in Valdebebas and passed the medical tests while Carlo Ancelotti spoke in the press room. In front of the media, the Italian, who was still not aware of the new injury, praised him. “He needs to get used to the team's game, but what he has shown in this time is that he is a great talent, an extraordinary talent.”

This injury will keep Güler “between three and four weeks” off the playing field, according to sources consulted by this newspaper.. The Turk felt discomfort in the last action of the session and notified the medical services.

The former Fenerbahce player hopes to return after the national team break in October, at which time Madrid will have to travel to Sánchez Pizjuan (October 21-21), Braga in the Champions League and Montjuic for the classic against Barcelona.