Real Madrid could be blocked in their move for Arsenal -star William Saliba prior to a 2025 team in the Spanish capital.
Changes are income in Madrid prior to the 2025/26, season, in which Carlo Ancelotti expected to continue at the end of the current campaign, while Xabi Alonso is waiting to take the lead.
New defenders will be crucial, with Dani Carvajal and Eer Militao who both return from long-term ACL injuries, and Antonio Rudiger has now excluded after surgery.
There are also doubts about the continuation of David Alaba in Madrid, while Los Blancos is approaching a free transfer for Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Saliba has appeared on the Real Madrid radar in recent months, despite the fact that the Gunners work on contract extension plans for him at the Emirates Stadium, with his current deal in 2027.
Mikel Arteta wants to keep the French International in North Londs, because his collaboration with Gabriel Magalhaes is an important part of Arsenal's strategy.
The 23-year-old is currently appreciated at around € 80 million, which Real Madrid will now pay, while they are on their way to a policy to bring him players as free agents with huge salaries.
Real Madrid could play a waiting game on Saliba and want to sign him in the future, but Arteta has firmly rejected every chance of an early sale for his star defender.
“I leave things like that [sporting director] Andrea [Berta] And the club to talk about ', according to quotes from ESPN.
“What I am sure of because I had a conversation with him is that he is so happy here, that he wants to continue with us and what will happen in the future.
“It is clear that our negotiations and things are time and processes and on top of them, but I am confident that William is very happy here and it is the place where he wants to be.”