POSSIBLE DEAL: Real Madrid interested in signing £30,000-a-week Arsenal winger by January

Bukayo Saka has popped up on the radar of Real Madrid. Los Blancos are closely monitoring the progress of Arsenal forward on the club and international levels. England international is a rare recent example of the Gunners’ Hale End academy producing a crucial figure for the first-team squad.

Saka passed through the youth divisions of Greenford Celtic and Watford before graduating to Arsenal’s senior side. And Bukayo has gone from strength to strength in the last four years. The 21-year-old attacker is enjoying a solid 2022/23 season, managing seven goals and seven assists in 27 games.

At the same time, the English winger is a critical figure for the Three Lions and has started his campaign at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a bang. And his displays have captured the attention of Real Madrid. The Spanish giants are constantly searching the market for solutions to ensure smooth transitions of the first-team squad.

And they are currently scouring for ways to replace the underperforming Hazard. In addition, Asensio also faces an uncertain future at Real Madrid. The Spanish attacker might still sign a new deal if negotiations between him and Real Madrid progress well.

But there seems to be no way back for Eden Hazard at the Santiago Bernabeu despite his recent comments. Saka has thus emerged as a viable target for Real Madrid, with his versatility being his greatest asset.