![]() ![]() "We took Arda there with his teacher’s insistence, and he managed to show off his talents in the first training session. "Genclerbirligi's training facilities were very far from our home," Umit recalls. "I put balloons and footballs in front of his left foot so he would use it more."Īrda was certainly given all the help he needed to become a footballer by his family, and his talents were spotted as early as his second year of primary school, when his physical education teacher suggested he join Genclerbirligi's academy.Ĭheck out football's best wonderkids with NXGN: "We did not have any left-footers in our family," Umit Guler explains to GOAL. That is all some leap from the toddler whose father used to place balloons in front of him at his home in Ankara in an attempt to get Arda to kick them with his left foot. His Fenerbahce team-mate Mesut Ozil - who Arda has also been compared to - described the 17-year-old as having the potential to become "a world star", and it would seem that some of Europe's biggest clubs agree.Īrsenal and Liverpool reportedly sent scouts to watch the playmaker in action against Galatasaray, while Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have already been touted as future destinations for a player who is regarded as being the best to emerge in Turkish football for some time. The banner garnered so much interest not only due to a Turkish teenager being compared to a seven-time Ballon d'Or winner and perhaps the greatest footballer of all time, but because Arda has become the hottest property in Turkish football in recent weeks. "So I thought Arda Guler, who is my favourite Fenerbahce player in the biggest game of the season, would deserve this nickname!" "I went to Barcelona to watch Messi before and it was really great to see him," Max explained to GOAL. How Chelsea have stumbled into a top-four battle with mediocre Man Utd, Arsenal & Spurs.Kerlon: What happened to the seal dribbler?.Why Eriksen to Spurs should be a no-brainer for Conte. ![]() ![]() Fernandes penalty miss and shambolic defending sum up Man Utd season as Arsenal all but end top-four hopes. ![]()
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