Arsenal ready to ‘rescue’ Real Madrid’s ‘next Martin Odegaard’ who could help solve two problem positions

ARSENAL are plotting a January swoop for Real Madrid prima Arda Guler, according to reports successful Spain.

The Gunners are seeking reinforcements for Mikel Arteta's squad.

In Guler's situation, they spot similarities with that of their nine skipper Martin Odegaard.

The Norwegian, 25, had arrived astatine the Bernabeu arsenic a highly-rated teen, but recovered crippled clip hard to travel by during the archetypal fractional of the 2020-21 season.

In January 2021 the Gunners moved to motion him connected loan, earlier making the woody imperishable successful the summer.

Odegaard has gone connected to beryllium a immense occurrence astatine the Emirates and is present viewed arsenic 1 of Arteta's astir important players.

According to Spanish outlet Sport, Gunners chiefs judge that thing akin could hap with Guler.

The Turkish wonderkid, 19, arrived successful Madrid from Fenerbahce successful the summertime of 2023.

Amid respective injuries and stiff competition, helium has struggled for minutes nether Carlo Ancelotti.

They assertion that helium has go unhappy with the situation, having made conscionable 3 LaLiga starts truthful acold this term.

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Gunners chiefs are claimed to person "made contact" with Guler's entourage arsenic they crippled a imaginable move.

But they are acceptable to look fierce competition, with different teams having reportedly done the same.

Guler has made 24 appearances successful full for Real Madrid, scoring six goals.

Last play helium was scuppered by genu and musculus injuries, being constricted to conscionable 10 LaLiga outings.

The teen has already go a cardinal antheral for his country.

He starred astatine Euro 2024, scoring against Georgia and laying connected assists vs Austria and the Netherlands.