A string of unauthorised posts appeared on the club’s timeline, including a false announcement confirming the signing of Real Madrid youngster Arda Güler.
The club confirmed the breach in a dual-language tweet on their Italian language X account, stating; “Our Juventus English account has been compromised. Please ignore the false information being published on this account. We are working on the issue,”
Multiple tweets on the feed were published in Turkish, with posts mocking the president of Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce. The tweet which received most traction purported to announce the signing of Güler, who lit up Euro 2024 with Türkiye.
The tweet featured a picture of the 19-year-old appearing to arrive at an airport and walking on a runway, and read; “Welcome to Juventus, Arda Güler! The rising star of football is now part of the #Juventus family! Ready to makehistory together on this new journey? #WelcomeArda #ForzaJuve”
While rumours of a loan move for Güler in the next window have been floated, he has never been previously linked with Juventus. The young Turk would have been unable to sign for the Bianconeri until January when the transfer window reopened.
Güler has started a mere three times for Real Madrid in all competitions this season, with the majority of his appearances coming off the bench, and was most recently an unused substitute in Real’s 2-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday
Other posts from the hacked account seemingly advertised Juventus’ NFT fan tokens. A link not affiliated with the club in any form which scammed people into investing with promises of great returns that were not there was placed into a pinned tweet, replacing an unrelated, official club link which allegedly scammed people into investing with promises of great returns that were not there.
The club’s Italian language account has urged fans to ignore suspicious posts published on their English account in the meantime, while the social media and IT team get to the bottom of how this cyber attack occurred.