Revealed: Arsenal's planned offer for Arda Güler

It seems that Arda Güler's moment at Real Madrid has arrived. The Turkish footballer, in his third season as a Madridist, is enjoying continuity in his play after the arrival of Xabi Alonso. However, under Carlo Ancelotti, the midfielder couldn't secure a spot in the starting eleven.

His constant appearances as a substitute and seeing that he wasn't making progress made Arda Güler consider changing direction. That's when Arsenal appeared with the goal of signing the Turk to simulate a move similar to the one they made at the time with Mesut Özil. 

Arda Güler could have become the new Özil

At the time, Mesut Özil was at a different point in his career than Arda Güler. The German was a key player at Real Madrid and was already older than the Turk. However, he made a mistake when he asked Florentino Pérez for more money.

Pushed by his father, Mesut Özil ended up accepting an offer from Arsenal where he was going to earn much more. The player, who later admitted he was wrong to listen to his parent, left the club while Real Madrid began to win the Champions.

Now, several years later, Arsenal also sent an offer to Arda Güler, but the Turk took the opposite path. However, he was clear that if Carlo Ancelotti had stayed, he might have accepted that offer. He didn't want to spend another year in the shadows, and with Carletto, everything pointed to that being the case.

A radical change with Xabi Alonso

Everything changed with the arrival of Real Madrid's new coach, Xabi Alonso. The Spanish coach backed Arda Güler almost from the start. The Turk was a substitute in the first match of the Club World Cup, but he never left the starting eleven again.

Luckily for him and for Real Madrid, Arda Güler is delivering an outstanding level in the first matches. In fact, in the last match, he ended up scoring to help the team achieve its third consecutive victory. Now, the fans of the white team hope his level will keep rising and that he'll make the difference in the big games.