'Already bigger than Messi' - Fans react as Arda Güler's tweet becomes second most liked post on Twitter

Arda Guler (Source: Twitter)

Real Madrid signing Arda Güler has become a piece of sensational news in the Football world, so much so that the tweet by Real Madrid about the signing of the youngster has now become the second most liked tweet on the platform, surpassing even the tweet of Lionel Messi’s move to PSG.

Real Madrid’s post about Güler has over 915k+ views, way more than the tweet about Messi which has 810k+ views. In the process, the tweet about Güler has now become the second most-liked tweet and is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United.

Considered one of the most exciting young talents in Football, Arda Güler is an attacking midfielder. He is good with his left leg and can operate as a right wing as well. The 18-year-old is regarded as a creative player with immense abilities to convert set pieces into goals.

Deal with Real Madrid

Local media call him ‘Turkish Messi’. For his national team, Güler has played 4 matches and scored a goal. For the under-17 team of Turkey, Güler played 10 matches and scored 4 goals. Experts regard him as the future of Football. Many predict him to become the best footballer ever in his country.

For his club Fenerbahçe, Güler played a total of 32 matches and scored 7 goals in the League. The youngster scored a goal in 5 matches in the National Cup. In the Continental Cup, Güler scored a goal in 14 appearances. As a young midfielder, Güler impressed many, including the big club like Real Madrid. It was reported that many big European clubs like Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, and Barcelona were interested in the young talent.

The Turkish player recently signed a deal with Real Madrid for 6 years till June 2029. Real Madrid paid a whopping 20 million Euros to the youngster. Fenerbahçe paid him 17 million euros during the previous contract, and Güler requested Real Madrid to pay him more to get funds for Fenerbahce.

Here's how the fans reacted to the Twitter milestone:

We have to stop liking now, it can't overtake the goat's own.

— joro with da vibes (@jorojnr) July 13, 2023

Arda will surpass Messi in football too

— West⏳ (@shakybest) July 13, 2023

Wait till Mbappe is announced

— Sema🙌 (@Khewa_De_Azaro) July 13, 2023

This photo > Guler pic.twitter.com/DoYqvyOcJv

— Honest Fan (@FriendlyDiver) July 13, 2023

PSG didn’t have any followers before Messi joined 😭😭😭

— Streplic (@Streplic) July 13, 2023

Since 18/12/2022 the only thing they celebrate are social media Followers and likes!

— 𝕋 𝕦 𝕞 𝕚 𝕤 𝕒 𝕟 𝕘 (@tumi_Phefo) July 13, 2023

Arda Güler dislodges Messi from the second place in the GOAT debate then.

New GOAT RANKING

-Ronaldo
-Güler
-Messi

😊

— One United (@JustOneUtd) July 13, 2023

that's great, Now put Ronaldo and gulars wc medal on the table pic.twitter.com/lND0DYe0R1

— 𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕛𝕠𝕪 (@CadePacked) July 13, 2023

Hopefully he is more successful at Real than Ronaldo was when coming back to ManU

— Business Artist (@1BusinessArtist) July 13, 2023

Arda Guler is already bigger than Messi 🤯

— A10 (@Aimarzito) July 13, 2023