Real Madrid make Arsenal lynchpin ‘absolute priority’ for summer transfer

Arsenal defender William Saliba has been identified arsenic an ‘absolute priority’ for Real Madrid successful the adjacent transportation window, according to reports successful France.

The 23-year-old had a dilatory commencement to beingness arsenic an Arsenal player, signing for the nine successful 2019 but past heading retired connected a trio of indebtedness spells.

After returning to erstwhile nine Saint-Etienne and past moving to Nice and Marseille connected short-term deals, the centre-back yet got the accidental to radiance with the Gunners successful the 2022/23 season.

Since past helium has been thoroughly impressive, a fixture successful the bosom of Arsenal’s defence and rapidly processing into 1 of the champion centre-backs successful the Premier League.

The France planetary has made 116 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 7 goals successful the process.

His performances nether Mikel Arteta, and successful 26 caps for France, person caught the oculus of a nine adjacent bigger than Arsenal and Real Madrid are plotting a determination successful the summer.

French work RMC Sport study that Saliba has been ‘identified arsenic an implicit priority’ by the Spanish giants arsenic they program to fortify their defence this year.

While that volition beryllium a interest for Gunners fans, successful amended quality the study states that Arsenal bash not expect to suffer Saliba.

An tremendous terms tag volition beryllium enactment connected the Frenchman and if Real Madrid privation to motion him they volition person to marque him the astir costly defender successful history.

Harry Maguire inactive holds that tag aft his £80m determination from Leicester to Manchester United and Arsenal would not see letting Saliba going for little than that amount.

However, his declaration astatine the Emirates runs until 2027, truthful Arsenal’s model of accidental for charging that tremendous magnitude whitethorn adjacent sooner alternatively than later.

The study from France besides states that Real Madrid were besides precise keen connected trying to tempt Erling Haaland from Manchester City.

The striker’s lengthy caller declaration with the Premier League champions has made that people overmuch little likely, though, and their involvement has moved elsewhere.

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