Arsenal told to AVOID January transfer move for Real Madrid star: 'He won't fit'

Arsenal could look to fortify their squad successful the January transportation marketplace arsenic they look to found different Premier League rubric situation nether Mikel Arteta aft finishing arsenic runners-up

Arsenal person been warned to steer wide of Real Madrid youngster Arda Guler successful the January transportation window.

The Gunners are said to person made interaction with the 19-year-old Turkey international implicit the anticipation of a move, aft a hard commencement to 2024/25 for the youngster. Guler has enjoyed constricted opportunities to impressment nether Carlo Ancelotti this term, contempt being 1 of the breakout stars of Euro 2024.

The teen made his 4th commencement of the play successful Real Madrid's triumph implicit Leganes connected Sunday and reports suggest that Guler is unhappy successful the Spanish capital. Though, helium has not yet fixed up anticipation of breaking done astatine the Bernabeu.

Spanish outlet Sport assertion that Arsenal person opened talks with Guler. The Gunners are said to beryllium funny successful a indebtedness woody earlier looking to marque that permanent.

Former Tottenham and Sunderland striker Darren Bent does not judge it is simply a determination that the northbound London broadside should see however. The ex-England planetary does not judge Guler is of a modular to endanger Mikel Arteta's strongest XI.

"Not for me. You privation a people retired of five? said Bent connected talkSPORT’s Insider Gooners podcast.

"He won’t acceptable the squad. I deliberation he’s a precise bully player, I saw him astatine the Euros, precise talented. But volition you swap 1 seat for another?

"At Real Madrid he’s not getting the opportunities. Coming to Arsenal determination are amended options, beryllium it retired wide oregon successful the No.10 role. I can’t spot that 1 happening. Good player, but, not for Arsenal, no."

January volition spot the archetypal transportation model that Arsenal indispensable preside implicit without the services of sporting manager Edu. The erstwhile Gunners midfield resigned from his presumption earlier this month and is presently connected gardening leave.

Assistant sporting manager Jason Ayto has stepped into the presumption until Arsenal place a replacement. Arteta is assured the Gunners tin proceed to find occurrence with Edu.

"The program and vision, that starts with the ownership, that is precise wide and precise ambitious is going to continue," the Spaniard said. "We person a precise beardown enactment squad with an unbelievable know-how, a existent passionateness and large feelings for the club, we're not going to halt wherever we are astatine the moment.

"Across the club, the excitement, the passion, the knowing of wherever we privation to instrumentality this travel stay intact."

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