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Real Madrid prodigy completes first step of injury treatment, ‘feeling good’ – report
In a positive update for Real Madrid, Mario Cortegana is reporting that new signing Arda Guler has completed the first step of the treatment for his knee injury and it has gone well.
The update adds that the Turkish prodigy is ‘feeling good’ after the first round of treatment and if it continues in the same vein over the next five-to-six days the option of him undergoing surgery will no longer be on the table.
Guler expected to be out for two months
Real Madrid signed Guler last month, beating Barcelona to his capture. The Spanish capital club paid €20 million for his acquisition while another €10 million would be owed in performance-related add-ons.
The 18-year-old attacking midfielder had been making a great impression in the early parts of pre-season training, but suffered a knee injury soon after landing in the USA.
After Guler did not train with the team for a week and missed the friendlies against AC Milan and Manchester United, Real Madrid decided to send him back to Spain to continue his recovery.
It has been suggested that the right knee injury will keep the Turkish international out for at least two months, with the club and the player opting against surgery.
But if his recovery does not go as expected over the next couple of months, Los Blancos will have Guler undergo surgery, post which he could be sidelined for a few more months.
But, with the 18-year-old’s first round of treatment going positively, both the player and the club will be hoping that there will be no need for surgery.
There had been a lot of excitement around Guler, especially after he dazzled in early pre-season training, but fans will have to wait for a while to see him make his debut for Madrid.
With the football awards season almost upon us, Tuttosport has released the list of the Top 25 finalists for the 2026 Golden Boy Award.
The prize recognises the best Under-21 player at a European club, and two Real Madrid stars have made the cut for the final 25 candidates for this year.
Indeed, summer signing Yan Diomande, who joined the club from RB Leipzig in a mammoth €140 million deal, features on the list, currently occupying the fourth place in the rankings.
The 19-year-old Ivorian winger had an impressive breakthrough season at Leipzig in 2025/26 and is growing in stature at Real Madrid in recent weeks, earning him a nomination for the prize.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄! We present the 𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲, the award celebrating the best U21 players competing in European football leagues https://t.co/9wpeiW48RV
— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyAwards) October 5, 2026
The second Real Madrid player on the list happens to be Endrick, who excelled during his loan spell at Olympique Lyon during the second half of the 2025/26 campaign.
As things stand, however, FC Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi is the frontrunner for the Golden Boy Award, followed by Ayyoub Bouaddi of Manchester City and Warren Zaire-Emery of Paris Saint-Germain.
The final list also includes Victor Froholdt (Porto), Rayan (Bournemouth), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Estevao (Chelsea), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich), Luka Vuskovic (Brighton), Jon Martin (Real Sociedad), and Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth), among others.
Also featuring is Real Madrid’s defensive target for the summer Finn Jeltsch of VfB Stuttgart, while Barcelona duo Xavi Espart and Marc Bernal also make the cut.
