Football players earn enormously, even in the strongest leagues and biggest clubs. About sacrifices and work, injuries, operations, effort and pain that accompanies all of that... There is not much to say about that.
And how many sacrifices are needed are best shown by Arda Guler's photos after arriving at the biggest club in the world in July last year and now.
In the meantime, Guler "gained" eight kilograms of muscle mass, in order to compete at a higher level and to avoid injuries, reported CADENA Ser.
The 19-year-old midfielder came to Madrid in July weighing 62 kilograms. The professional staff of Real Madrid believed that the player should gain muscle mass in order to be able to compete for a place in the team.
The Turkish talent was active in the gym, focusing on the parts of his body where he was experiencing injuries, which caused him to miss the entire first part of the season. Since arriving at "Santiago Bernabeu", Guler has had problems with his knee, as well as muscle injuries, which have kept him from playing until 2024.
After nine months of training, Guler weighs 70 kilograms, and in seven appearances in Real's first team, he managed to score an effective goal against Celta, to shake the crossbar against Ossuna from the center in stoppage time.
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