‘He won’t fit the squad’ – Arsenal told to avoid Real Madrid star after transfer approach

Former England striker Darren Bent has urged Arsenal to driblet their involvement successful Arda Guler, insisting the youngster is nary betterment connected their existent options successful midfield.

Guler swapped Fenerbahce for Real Madrid successful July 2023 and has gone connected to found himself arsenic 1 of the astir promising young midfielders successful European football.

However, Guler has failed to nail down a regular starting spot with Madrid, making conscionable 3 starts nether Carlo Ancelotti this season, and it’s believed the 19-year-old is increasing frustrated with his peripheral relation astatine the Bernabeu.

According to Spanish work Sport, Arsenal person made interaction with Guler’s campy to gauge whether oregon not the Turkey planetary would beryllium funny successful a determination to the Emirates.

Guler’s existent concern has been likened to that of Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard, who near Madrid for the Gunners successful hunt of guaranteed playing clip 3 years ago.

While recognising Guler’s undoubted potential, though, Bent – a lifelong protagonist of Arsenal – believes Mikel Arteta already has spot successful extent successful the teenager’s position.

‘Not for me. You privation a people retired of five? I’ll accidental one,’ the ex-England, Tottenham and Charlton guardant said 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.’

Guler’s existent contract, which helium signed upon accomplishment successful the Spanish capital, runs done to the summertime of 2029.

Facing the media earlier this month, Ancelotti said his ‘priority’ was turning Madrid’s mediocre signifier astir erstwhile asked astir Endrick and Guler’s deficiency of first-team minutes.

‘Endrick is acceptable to play, doing precise good and has bene showing a batch of prime successful training,’ the Madrid caput manager told reporters.

‘I accidental the aforesaid astir Guler. They are young radical who are pushing.

‘But the corporate thought is to crook things astir arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. Can you bash that with them? Yes.

‘But the nonsubjective is to crook it around, that is the priority. Not to springiness minutes to 1 subordinate oregon another.’

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