Arsenal Preparing To Move For La Liga Midfielder As Barcelona Mull Over Serie A Defender

Written By Onyeka Daniel

In the summer of 2021, English Premier League side, Arsenal were one of the few clubs linked with a move for Real Betis midfielder, Guido Rodriguez and they even went as far as submitting a bid for him, that was rejected.

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Instead, the La Liga club pointed to his €80 million release clause and he eventually stayed at the club, but they could now end up losing the player for nothing as his current contract with the club expires soon.

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Real Betis are now said to be concerned that Arsenal could return as Rodriguez heads towards the final year of a contract that expires in 2024 and they could be forced to accept any decent offer that arrives for him next summer.

Betis reportedly want ‘at least €30 million for the player and the Gunners are desperately in need of a quality defensive midfielder with the name of Rodriguez among their possible target.

With Granit Xhaka not getting any younger while Thomas Partey has struggled with injuries this season, Mikel Arteta wants another top player in that position to help the team’s quality and also for rotational purposes.

Rodriguez, who will turn 29-years in April next year has been on a steady rise for both club and country and could attract more interest, especially if he’s able to make a good show of himself with Argentina at the World Cup billed to hold in Qatar later this year. He already has 25 caps for the national team.

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Spanish La Liga side, Barcelona have been linked with a move for Inter Milan defender, Milan Skriniar, following in the club’s new directives of targeting players that can arrive on a free transfer.

As stated by their sporting director recently about targeting free agents, Barcelona have been linked with Skriniar, as apparently, they were impressed with his display when they faced his Italian club last week, a game they were unable to find the back of the net, marshalled by Skriniar.

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With a contract set to expire next summer, the Nerazzurri will soon open talks with the player over a new contract and they’re said to be confident of reaching an agreement after rejecting the advances of PSG this summer.

A move to the La Liga giants could be a tempting offer, but for now, the Blaugrana will be bidding their time until January when they can start talking to the player about a Bosman move in June.

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