Real Madrid fans have been blessed for the past 13 years with a player of Luka Modric's calibre. Hopefully, the story between the two parties continues, as there are talks of a renewal for the legendary midfielder.
Real Madrid fans could also be blessed for the future with Arda Guler, who has become one of Real Madrid's most famous players without even playing all that much.
Everyone wants him to play so much that he actually has a big following now, and people righftully have been asking Carlo Ancelotti to give Guler minutes.
There are things for him to learn, particularly from Modric, to become a brilliant player for Real Madrid.
Arda Guler is not the best defensively - Luka Modric was at one point at Real Madrid
It is not a debate that Guler's defensive displays have not been the best. They do not have to be, but he needs to improve if he wants to keep playing in midfield.
Real Madrid had Modric for so long, but people forget that Modric initially started off as an attacking midfielder, similar to how Guler has. Modric slowly morphed into what we see today, and he worked a lot on his defensive displays.
Guler could learn a thing or two from him in that regard. He has not been awful, but Guler knows that it is a weak point in his game.
Modric had seemed to perfect the balance in that regard, and he would know a thing or two about being able to defend well. Having him as a mentor would be huge for Guler, who wants to play in midfield in the future.
Guler's passing ability has been well-documented - but if there is one area in that field Modric knows more than anyone in history, that is ball-retention and being able to work hard on both ends. if Guler is able to master even half of that, we are looking at a very special player.