- Made move to Bernabeu last month
- Picked up meniscus injury during pre-season
- Both player and club keen to avoid surgery
WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid secured the signature of the highly sought-after Turkish wonderkid last month but will have to wait a little while until he dons the iconic all-white strip. The club have set a timescale of two months for the attacking midfield to recover from his knee injury naturally. Should he not be 100% ready to play by the end of that eight-week period, the youngster will have surgery on the problem, according to Managing Madrid.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Both Guler and the club have agreed on this course of action as they look to avoid potentially invasive surgery on a player who is still so young. Injuries such as these can have a long-term effect on any player, let alone an individual who is still growing. Both parties need to be patient in order to ensure no permanent detrimental effects are suffered.
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WHAT NEXT FOR GULER? While it'll be frustrating for him to watch from the sidelines as La Liga gets underway in a couple of weeks time, the youngster will have to be headstrong and patient if he is to fully recover from this injury quickly.