Real Madrid are having an incredible 2023/24 season, bouncing back from a 2022/23 campaign in which they lost the league handily to Barcelona and were humiliated by Manchester City in the Champions League.
This year, Real Madrid have doubled up on revenge, easily clearing Barcelona in LaLiga while knocking Manchester City out of the Champions League quarterfinals at the Etihad on penalties.
Although Real Madrid lost superstar striker Karim Benzema and only replaced him with Joselu as a backup, their other three summer signings in the attack were gem No.10's in Jude Bellingham, Brahim Diaz, and Arda Guler.
Even though Guler does not start for Real Madrid with Jude fighting for the Pichichi has the every-game 10, he got his big chance against Real Sociedad with Bellingham suffering from viral gastroenteritis.
The young Turkish international did not disappoint, scoring the winning goal in the first half and dazzling with his rare skills, including a flick over a Real Sociedad player in his own half.
Big clubs around Europe are eyeing Guler as a possible loan acquisition, in case Real Madrid decide they want him to be a superstar somewhere and get 2,000 minutes of playing time before returning to the Spanish capital.
According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, 2022/23 Serie A champions Napoli are among the clubs interested in signing Arda Guler on loan this summer.
Napoli are barely fighting for a European spot in a hugely disappointing 2023/24 season after last year's heartwarming Scudetto triumph. Luciano Spalletti's departure, Kim Min-jae's signing with Bayern Munich, and Victor Osimhen's injuries have hurt badly.
The Partenopei play very exciting football, though, and they have one of the best wingers in world football in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Brahim Diaz can attest to a Real Madrid playmaker succeeding the environment of Serie A, and the more technically gifted Guler could have even more fun in the Italian top flight.
As tempting as it would be to watch Guler ball out as a starter for a historic side like Napoli, Reinier Jesus is a prime example of how loans don't always work out.
Sure, Guler is a higher-level prospect than Reinier, but Real Madrid had high hopes for Reinier at the time in Dortmund, and things fell apart for the young Brazilian.
If Real Madrid can find opportunities for Guler - and judging by how amazing he has been for them in his rare minutes, the quality is clearly there - then there may not be a point in listening to clubs like Napoli with their loan overtures.
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