Real Madrid could be ready to offload their regular starter in the summer transfer window, with Arsenal currently in the race to sign him.
Gunners prepare for game against Southampton
Mikel Arteta’s side were unable to get over the line in the EFL Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley, losing 2-0, but they still have a nine-point lead over Josep Guardiola’s side and remain all cards in the race for the Premier League title.
The Gunners are also in the FA Cup, traveling to St Mary’s to face Southampton in the quarter-finals this weekend and will face Sporting CP in the Champions League quarter-finals next month.
It is important for Arteta to have the best players available for the crucial stage of the season and the manager recently received an encouraging update regarding Eberechi Eze’s injury.
Eze and Martin Odegaard have been plagued by injuries at times this season, with the latter missing 11 Premier League games this season due to various issues, and the north Londoners will be hoping to add more depth to their attacking midfield this summer.
Berta plans to negotiate contract with Real Madrid star
TEAMtalk reports that Arsenal are in the race to sign Real Madrid star Arda Güler, with the Spanish side seriously looking set to offload the Turkish playmaker in the summer.
Indeed, sporting director Andrea Berta is determined to begin contract negotiations with Guler, who is also interested in Chelsea and Liverpool, with all three clubs viewing the Madrid maestro as a “generational talent” who can play in many attacking roles.
While La Liga stalwarts don’t seem too impressed with the Turk, he has certainly turned heads at international level, most recently scoring the goal in a 1-0 win over Romania that sent his team into the World Cup play-off final.
The 21-year-old starlet is still in the early stages of his career, but he has proved to be a reliable source of assists for Real Madrid, scoring 13 goals this season and four in 45 games.
Guler, who earns £85,000 a week, clearly has the talent to flourish at the Emirates Stadium, but given that Arteta already has Odegaard and Eze at his disposal, strengthening other areas of the squad may be a better option.
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