FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Lille v Real Madrid - Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - October 2, 2024 Real Madrid's Arda Guler runs to take a corner kick REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
(Reuters) - Juventus said one of their social media accounts was hacked on Monday, after fans were taken by surprise with the fake announcement of Real Madrid's Turkish teenager Arda Guler signing for the Italian club.
The transfer window may be closed, but followers of Juve's English account on social media platform X were left scratching their heads when a photo of Real Madrid midfielder Guler at an airport was posted.
"Welcome to Juventus, Arda Guler," the post said.
"The rising star of football is now part of the Juventus family."
Juventus then clarified the situation on their Italian account, much to the disappointment of their supporters, and the highly rated 19-year-old international will not be appearing in Serie A any time soon.
"Our Juventus English account has been compromised. Please ignore the false information being published on this account," the club's official post on X said.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Ken Ferris)
