Juventus announced the shock transfer of Real Madrid and Turkey star Arda Guler on Twitter/X, only for it to emerge that the club’s account had been hacked.
The Italian giants posted, “Welcome to Juventus, Arda Guler!” on its English X account, alongside a picture of the 19-year-old appearing to arrive at an airport and walking on a runway.
The news stunned fans of both Juventus and Real Madrid, before Juve’s Italian account confirmed that their social media channels had been breached and the post was sent by hackers.
“Our Juventus English account has been compromised,” Juventus said. “Please ignore the false information being published on this account. We are working on the issue.”
Guler was a breakout star for Turkey at Euro 2024 this summer as his nation reached the quarter-finals.
But he has started just three times for Real Madrid in all competitions this season, with the majority of his appearances coming from the bench.
Guler was also an unused substitute in Real’s win at Celta Vigo on Saturday, with Carlo Ancelloti having the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Endrick to select from in his forward positions.