English club Arsenal are heavily interested in Real Madrid star, Arda Guler. The London club has taken a step forward to strike a deal. The Turkish midfielder could be one of their priority targets for this summer.
Will Arda Guler really move away from Real Madrid next season?
According to reports, Arsenal have started their work to bring Arda Guler to the Emirates next season. The club has contacted with the Turkish player’s agents or camp. The Gunners are looking for the scope and the conditions to sign the Real Madrid midfielder in the summer transfer window.
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Guler is in a fantastic form this season. He is playing an extraordinary football in this campaign, matching the expectations with which he was brought to the Spanish club. The Turkish youngster is one of the very few players who is performing at the top level this season in the Real Madrid squad. Real Madrid are on the verge being trophyless for second continuous year.
Real Madrid has set a valuation for Arda Guler which is quite high. Los Blancos’s set price for the 21-year-old is around £78 million. The young attacking midfielder is most likely going to miss the rest of the 2025-26 season. He has suffered a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of his right leg. But Turkey has qualified for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. The Turk will try to display his quality at the world stage. He would want to improve his statistics through his performances.
As of now, Arda has reportedly no plans to leave Real Madrid in the summer. Nevertheless, his future at the Spanish club will be decided by the club’s next manager in the next seaso. Club president, Fiorentino Perez will also have a huge say on this decision.
Key Statistic:
Arda Guler has scored 6 goals and has 14 assists in 50 games this season for Real Madrid, as per Sofascore.
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What is the current status of Arsenal and Real Madrid this season?
In the past few weeks, English Premier League side Arsenal has lost the Carabao Cup final against City. They got eliminated from the FA Cup against Southampton. Before their Newcastle match, they again lost to City in league fixture. This loss led City to overtake them and snatch the first position. Now they only have Champions League and Premier League to focus on. In UCL they will face Atletico Madrid in semi final.
Real Madrid have been through tragedy several times this season. After beating Man City in UCL round of 16, Bayern Munich knocked them out in quarter finals. The Spanish side could not climb higher in the domestic cup competitions. Their recent losses and draws in the league have led their rivals Barcelona to win the La Liga title easily.
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What may happen if Arda Guler joins Arsenal?
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The 21-year-old has become an established starter in the team as Bellingham was has been injured mostly injured this year. Argentine talent, Nico Paz may join Real Madrid in the summer through the buy back clause inserted in his current deal. He is presently playing for Serie A side, Como.
Madrid will try to balance their squad and in order to do that, they may sanction a sale for Guler. Club hierarchy will attempt to earn a good amount of fee through his sale. Parallelly, Arda will ensure if he will be getting enough game time at his new club.
If he is brought at Emirates, the Gunners will be hugely benefitted from him. The way Guler plays his football, he can easily be the successor of Martin Odegaard in the no. 10 position. He can also give competition to Eberechi Eze.
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Subhabrata Pal
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