Juventus forced to issue statement as official account 'announces' shock 'signing' from Real Madrid

Juventus have issued a statement after the club's official X account made a shock transfer 'announcement' on Monday.

Juve's English language account stunned supporters after seemingly announcing the signing of Real Madrid wonderkid Arda Guler ahead of the January transfer window.

A post published on Monday afternoon read: "Welcome to Juventus, Arda Guler! The rising star of football is now part of the #Juventus family!

"Ready to make history together on this new journey?"

While Guler has previously been linked with a loan move to Juventus, the post baffled supporters – with the January transfer window not due to open for more than two months.

"I'm confused," posted one fan on X.

Another added: "You were meant to post this in January guys."

While a third wrote: "WHAT IS HAPPENING?"

However, it was later revealed that Juventus had been hacked, with the club's Italian language account confirming the Guler signing was not true.

"Our Juventus English account has been compromised. Please ignore the false information being published on this account. We are working on the issue," read an official statement.

A subsequent post on the English account, seemingly written by the hackers, read: "Olm sakaydi lan", which translates to "omg it was a joke".

Arda Guler (right) joined Real Madrid from Fenerbahce last year (Image: Getty)

Guler has been linked with a move to Juventus after struggling for minutes at Real Madrid, since joining from Fenerbahce in 2023.

He has made just 22 appearances, scoring six goals, with the Turkish player largely limited to a role from the bench this season.

This has led to reported frustration for the 19-year-old who, according to Spanish outlet Diario SPORT, is starting to see his future elsewhere.

It comes after head coach Carlo Ancelotti reportedly accused the youngster of not performing at a high enough intensity in training.

While the latest transfer announcement was fake, it remains to be seen whether he'll get a real move in January.