Top three most liked transfer announcements ever on Twitter

Arda Guler's announcement is now the second-most-liked transfer announcement

On and off the field there are two footballers who have dominated the world of football- Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. They have contributed to football so much for the past almost two decades, their announcements have always shocked the world, be it Cristiano's move to Saudi or Messi's move to Inter Miami.

It is shocking how a youngster barely 18 years of age has made his way in the list of best announcements on Twitter, Arda Guler, the Turkish talented midfielder was scouted by Barcelona until Real Madrid came into the picture, Ozil, the former Madrid player praised him and is also known as "Turkish Messi."

He has now taken the number two spot from Messi, here are the top three most liked transfer announcements on Twitter:

3. Lionel Messi- 808K

The legendary Argentine forward, who said goodbye to Barcelona arrived in the French capital before the 2021-22 season to join Neymar. Before joining PSG, Messi made it clear that he wanted to stay at Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old, but that became impossible because of the financial situation at Barcelona.

Messi penned down a two-year-deal with PSG, and the fans showed up at Le Bourget airport and Parc des Princes to welcome the man considered to be the greatest to ever play the sport of football. PSG posted a tweet confirming Messi's signing, this tweet became the most-liked transfer announcement.

2. Arda Guler- 933K

The 18-year-old is touted as one of the top talents in the European circuit at the moment, he was sensational for Fenerbahce in the 2022-23 campaign, he had six goals and seven assists in 35 matches across competitions for the Turkish club. Several European giants like Barcelona, Arsenal were linked with a move for the youngster.

Turkish wonderkid's arrival at Real Madrid means they have a player who plays like Ozil, his videos have already taken over social media showing the threat that he can be on the field. His announcement to Real Madrid on July 6 is now the second most liked on Twitter, beating Lionel Messi's move to PSG. Real Madrid's Instagram account has also posted a few clips of him in the training.

https://twitter.com/KhelNowWF/status/1679431609706233858

1. Cristiano Ronaldo- 1.8M

Back in the 2021 summer transfer window, Cristiano Ronaldo re-joined Manchester United from Juventus beginning his second spell at a club where was nurtured when he joined from Sporting. On the day of the announcement, July 27 2021, the highest number of conversations surrounding Manchester United was recorded on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1431283208889544707

In the same window, Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain move from Barcelona as a free agent became a hit among social media with his post getting 808.3K likes. Ronaldo's announcement post amassed around 1.8 million likes on Twitter, the most liked tweet by a sporting organization ever. This confirms his status as the most marketable athlete in the world.