Real Madrid preparing to make move for key Arsenal player: report

A large part of the Gunners' success last season can be attributed to their solid defense, which helped them stay in the title race until the final day of the Premier League season. With three clean sheets in four games already this season, it looks like Arteta's defense is once again ready to rise to the challenge.

It should come as little surprise, therefore, that one of the key figures in Arsenal’s back line is attracting attention from some of Europe’s biggest teams.

William Saliba has developed into one of the game’s best centre-backs since establishing himself in the Gunners’ first-team and according to TBRFootball, he had scouts from both Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid watching him in action at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

The report claims that the French side have keeping ‘close tabs’ on Saliba as they eye up a future move for the 24-year-old, while the La Liga and European champions dispatched scout Juni Calafat to London for a closer look at the France international.

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Salbia’s defensive partner Gabriel Magalhaes is also said to be of interest from PSG, with the Gunners said to be keen on extending the 26-year-old’s contract beyond its current 2027 expiry date.

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The Brazilian joined Arsenal in 2020 shortly after the club won the FA Cup, while Saliba signed a season earlier – though the latter went on loan before becoming a first-teamer in 2022. 

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Arsenal will understand that interest in their best players comes with the tuft when you’re talking about players of Saliba’s quality, with the player valued at €80million by Transfermarkt.

At 24, he can be a key figure for the club for years to come and the Emirates hierarchy will no doubt have plans to extend his deal, which also runs out in 2027, should they need to ward off a European big hitter.

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