Madrid overtake Barcelona and close Arda Guler's deal

The Guler transfer saga seems to have come to an end. As reported by 'The Athletic' journalist Mario Cortegana, the Ottoman star has given the green light to the improved proposal made by Real Madrid on Tuesday and is waiting for Fenerbahce to accept it.

The playmaker had plenty of offers, including from FC Barcelona, Sevilla and Milan, among others. Laporta himself recently admitted that Deco was in Istanbul to try to convince him and his club.

In the end, Madrid have overtaken them in the race to sign the young talent. The 'Merengues' board, seeing the situation, were keen to tie down the player with a contract until 2025 and a clause of 17.5 million euros.

The Ottoman media 'Yeni Açik' said that the Spanish team will pay 20 million euros to Fenerbahce, which will include 20% in case of a future sale. In addition, the media indicated that the playmaker and his family will travel to Madrid this week.

Thus, Arda Guler, who has been compared to Ozil because of their technical similarities, will be a first team player and will be under Ancelotti's orders in pre-season.