Italian Serie A top side Juventus has come out to say their English X account has been hacked. It was gathered that the club noticed it after a fake post was published announcing the signing of Real Madrid Turkish midfielder Arda Guler. The post showed a photograph of the 19-year-old Turkey international at an airport with the caption: “Welcome to Juventus, Arda Guler. The rising star of football is now part of the Juventus family.”
But the Serie A club later clarified the situation on their Italian X account, external, saying their English account had been “compromised” and told their fans to please ignore the “false information” published.
They said even if Juventus wanted to sign Guler they would be unable to do so until January because the Spanish and Italian transfer windows are closed. Real Madrid signed Guler, who is nicked named the ‘Turkish Messi’, from Fenerbahce in July 2023 for a reported fee of about £16.7m. The young star has made 23 appearances for the Spanish club and was part of the Turkey squad at Euro 2024.
The teenager became the youngest player to score on his European Championship debut when he scored Turkey’s second goal in their 3-1 win over Georgia.
