In the short term, the future of Arda Güler seems to be moving away from the Santiago Bernabéu. The promising young Turkish player is still not playing a significant role at Real Madrid and wants to join a team where he can continue to develop his promising career as a footballer. In this sense, Real Madrid is looking for a solution to find a destination for the footballer without losing the player for the future.
Loan or sale with option to buy back
The Valdebebas offices continue to believe in the potential of Arda Güler and are not willing to lose the player for good. Among the options being considered, the loan is the most popular, as it would ensure the return of the player. But a sale with an option to buy is also being considered. This would ensure that Güler would be available if his progress is as expected.
Zubimendi back on Real Madrid’s radar
The midfielder from Real Sociedad is very popular at the Santiago Bernabéu and his arrival would be welcomed by both Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso, one of the coaches being considered for the Whites’ bench next season. Martín Zubimendi is a very complete defensive midfielder, capable of containing the opposition and with good ball control that allows him to pass the ball with great precision.
His arrival at Real Madrid would be an important reinforcement for a position that has not been convincing since the departure of Casemiro in 2022. Aurélien Tchouaméni has been in charge of replacing the Brazilian and, despite the good moment he is going through at the moment, his irregularity does not quite convince Real Madrid’s technical area. The same goes for Camavinga, whose progress seems to have come to a standstill, which has caused the Whites to start looking at alternatives.
A change between Güler and Zubimendi
In this sense, Real Madrid would be interested in signing Martín Zubimendi, a transfer that could be valued at 50 million euros, but that could be reduced with Arda Güler. The option proposed by Real Madrid is a loan of the Turkish player, but they could study the option of transferring him with a buy-back option for the future. This way, both teams would win.
Real Sociedad is well established in the first division, regularly participates in European competitions, and its style of play suits the characteristics of Arda Güler. It would be an ideal destination for Güler to progress, and there is no doubt that he would have the necessary opportunities that would allow him to play his best football and become one of the leading players in the San Sebastián team.
The example is Take Kubo, a Japanese footballer with similar characteristics to Güler and, after leaving Real Madrid and playing for several teams, he has established himself as one of the great figures of Spanish football thanks to the play of Imanol Alguacil’s team. Real Madrid would welcome the destination of their young player and believe that at Real Sociedad he will be able to bring out his quality.
Real Madrid and Real Sociedad could sit down at the end of the season to carry out an exchange that could benefit both teams, and it would depend on the aspirations of each player. With the exchange, Real Madrid would strengthen the midfield and Real Sociedad would add a high-quality footballer to their team with the potential to progress to the very top of world football.