Arsenal has long been linked to Real Madrid’s Rodrigo, suggesting that it had its first talk on the players’ side, going back to May.
Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg also backed up discussions for the Brazilians before sports director Andrea Berta signed Noni Madueke from Chelsea before he had previously searched for a winger.
However, Madueke’s arrival may not really mark the end of Arsenal’s pursuit in the end.
Arsenal relocation expenditure under Arteta (via) Sky Sports)) | New Signature Money |
|---|---|
19/20-Winter | £0 |
20/21-Summer | £81.5m |
20/21 – Winter | £900k |
21/22 – Summer | £156.8m |
21/22 – Winter | £1.8 million |
22/23 – Summer | £121.5m |
22/23 – Winter | 59m |
23/24-Summer | £208 million £ |
23/24 – Winter | £0 |
24/25-Summer | £101.5m |
24/25 – Winter | £0 |
25/26 – Summer | £208 million £ |
Arsenal is currently targeting Ebeki Eze, but trustworthy journalist Ben Jacobs recently said that Mikel Arteta’s side has been turning to Rodrigo along with other targets like Rafael Leo and Anthony Gordon (Talksport), but Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Torosad need to leave.
They may also face tough competition for the 24-year-olds who have reportedly not yet committed to the Bernabeu for next season.
This week, North London rivals have repeatedly linked Tottenham to Rodrigo’s bold dive, but Liverpool is reportedly a candidate as well.
After being barely featured by Xabi Alonso at the Club World Cup, it is worth watching from now until September 1st deadline as Fabrizio Romano confirms that the winger will be imminently deciding on his future.
The former Santos star is wanted elsewhere, but according to a new report, he is not the only real star popular in the Premier League.
According to Defensa Central, there is a £65 million proposal that real midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni arrived from the UK via mediation, £210,000 a week.
Although they haven’t explicitly confirmed Berta, Defensea theorizes that this is most likely from Arsenal, and the Premier League side is clearly letting the reality know that they’re ready to pay big.
However, Los Blancos quickly shut the door and rejected this approach with “We’re not interested, thank you.”
The Real Sports Director made it clear that the Chuameni will not be touched this summer. Alonso sees France International as the cornerstone for next season.
Tchouameni started all the games under the Spaniards during the Club World Cup campaign, but he will once again become essential at Valdebebas next season.
The players themselves also don’t keep a secret about their desire to stay in Madrid for a long time, so Arsenal’s work looks good and is really cut out for them here.
Tchouameni will cost around £85 million to sign from Monaco in 2022, including the add-on. So once Real deducts a U-turn, there will be a north fee of this amount to consider negotiation.