Despite the transfer window closing at the end of August, fans of both teams were taken by surprise when the club’s English X account appeared to confirm the signing on Monday afternoon.

‘Welcome to Juventus, Arda Guler! The rising star of football is now part of the Juventus family,’ the post read, featuring a picture of the 19-year-old walking on a runway.

However, the Serie A club moved swiftly to shut down the rumours, clarifying that their account had instead been hacked.

‘Our Juventus English account has been compromised,’ Juve said.

‘Please ignore the false information being published on this account. We are working on the issue.’

Guler signed by Real Madrid at the start of last season from Turkish side Fenerbahce for an initial fee of €20million.

The teenager scored six goals in 12 matches during his maiden season at the club before going on to enjoy a breakout summer for Turkey at Euro 2024.

Guler scored a thunderous goal in a 3-1 win against Georgia as his side reached the quarter-finals of the competition.

Despite that, he has found himself limited for game time so far this season and has started just three games in all competitions for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

Most recently, he was an unused substitute as Real registered a 2-1 away win against Celta Vigo.

Juventus, meanwhile, sit third in Serie A – three points behind leaders Napoli – after a late own goal saw them pick up a 1-0 win against Lazio on Saturday.

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