In 2018, 13-year-old Arda Güler was selected to be a ballboy for his local team Gençlerbirliği. His experience was incredibly documented by Halil Sağırkaya. Months later, Güler moved from Ankara to join his boyhood club, Fenerbahçe. On the day he left with his dad, around 30 people attended his leaving party where his mum gave him one message: “Arda, you have to fill the fridge.” He quickly became a standout player in Istanbul, but missed his family deeply. He told his teammate to text his dad that he was struggling. Within weeks, his family shut down their shop and sold their house in Ankara to move closer to Arda. Güler grew up idolising Fener number 10 Alex De Souza. When Mesut Özil left in 2022, his dream to wear that shirt became a reality. Later that season, he received a Facetime from Carlo Ancelotti asking him to join Real Madrid. Another childhood dream achieved. “When I hung up, I looked at my dad, and we agreed: ‘If you are going to drown, drown in the big sea.” #ardaguler #...