Real Madrid Target £100M Arsenal Star William Saliba in Record-Breaking Summer Move

Real Madrid asserts that French national team player William Saliba represents their main priority for an upcoming summer defensive acquisition.

The Spanish club considers Saliba a top preference among possible defensive acquisitions leading into the next campaign according to Sky Sports Switzerland.

Recent reports show that discussions already exist between representatives of Saliba and Real Madrid even though he plays a vital role with Gabriel Magalhães in Mikel Arteta’s team.

A key reason why Saliba considers Real Madrid seems to be his opportunity to play alongside his former childhood friend Kylian Mbappé.

The defender finds the chance to team up with Mbappé at the famous Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid a significant motivating factor to move from Bondy to the Spanish capital.

According to Sky Sports Switzerland Saliba sees the Madrid club as the absolute dream team that he aims to join during his career while reuniting with Mbappé makes his move to Real Madrid stronger.

Such a larger departure of this significant player from Arsenal will force them to negotiate an expensive transfer deal.

Real Madrid Intensify The Pursuit For William Saliba

The Gunners are predicted to receive a record-breaking transfer offer valued at £100 million thus breaking the current £80 million Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire in 2019.

Real Madrid understands that buying Saliba from his current team will require them to pay a substantial amount of money.

The club plans to use upcoming moves, such as acquiring Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer, as a way to secure adequate funding for their target acquisition of the French player.

In the present scenario, Arsenal faces an intricate process of acquiring new players for their stadium. Arsenal declined an opportunity to acquire Marcus Rashford because the deal resulted in domestic loan limit issues requiring another asset disposal.

The coming summer introduces doubts about what will happen to Saliba moving forward.

Both Arsenal and Madrid value Saliba highly as a player but the outcome of his transfer depends on how much Arsenal will agree to sell him for and what would become the highest transfer charge in history.