Actual Madrid have reportedly made a key Arsenal star their prime summer time goal.
It’s no secret that Los Blancos are gearing up for a raid of the Premier League’s best expertise having been linked with a number of gamers in current months.
They’ve reportedly stepped up their curiosity in Trent Alexander-Arnold this month whereas Rodri’s signature is seen as an aspirational aim.
In September, The Independent reported that Cristian Romero and William Saliba had been a part of their four-man shortlist alongside these names.
And now French outlet Le10Sport have claimed that Saliba has been elevated to their highest precedence, with Madrid having already put out feelers to his camp.
Actual Madrid have reportedly made Arsenal defender William Saliba their prime summer time goal
Saliba has been the spine of Arsenal’s defence alongside centre-half associate Gabriel
In keeping with Le10Sport, Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect are on the cusp of launching a ‘main operation’ to lure the defender to the Spanish capital.
Saliba has been a lynchpin of the Arsenal again line since 2022 and performed each minute of the 2023-24 marketing campaign within the Premier League’s most watertight defence.
This season has been no completely different and his partnership with Gabriel is, for some, probably the most enviable in world soccer.
Madrid have lengthy admired Saliba, having been named as a part of a gaggle of suitors within the 2021-22 season whereas he was impressing on mortgage at Marseille.
Final yr he inked a brand new contract on the Emirates till 2027 reportedly value round £10million per season.
It’s due to this fact cheap to imagine that Arsenal wouldn’t hand him over with out a struggle and compelling monetary persuasion.
Madrid haven’t spent massive bucks on a defender for years. Their final main outlay on the again was for left-back Ferland Mendy from Lyon in 2019, once they forked out round £47.m as per Sky Sports.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is one in every of 4 Premier League stars reported to be focused by Madrid
Rodri can be reportedly among the many gamers that Actual Madrid may look to signal subsequent summer time
They’ve had success within the free market bringing in stars reminiscent of Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea and David Alaba from Bayern Munich, and it might be the identical with Alexander-Arnold this summer time.
Their pursuit of Saliba means that they’re keen to interrupt from that current custom.
