Arsenal Star Reportedly Open to New Project Amid Link to PSG, Real Madrid

El Desmarque reports that Real Madrid are prepared to enter talks with Arsenal to sign William Saliba. The defender is reportedly “open to a new project” and carries a price tag of €80 million.

Nonetheless, Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke recently reported that Arsenal are drawing up a Saliba plan to overcome their slow contract talks and keep him long-term.

“Look, the interest from Real Madrid, PSG or whoever, that’s not going to go away because Saliba is a top player and one of the best centre-backs in European football,” O’Rourke said.

“But I think Arsenal, they’re in talks over a long-term improved contract to try and keep him and sort of say that they see him as a mainstay in the team going forward.

“I think there’s confidence within the Arsenal side that they can get a deal done to sort of extend his stay at the North London club and sort of end this ongoing speculation that he could be prised away.”