Fabrizio Romano has provided an emphatic update on speculation Arsenal could sell William Saliba to Real Madrid.
Saliba, 23, is already one of world football’s premier centre-halves. The classy Frenchman has formed a rock solid partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes that has underpinned Arsenal’s title challenges over the last two-and-a-half seasons.
Furthermore, it’s was then stated Saliba ‘considers the Madrid club as the ultimate dream of his career, and the prospect of playing with his friend Kylian Mbappe, also from Bondy (an area of Paris), is a strong argument in his thinking.’
On the subject of cost, it was claimed Arsenal would demand £100m before cashing in. A sale at that price would make Saliba the world’s most expensive defender, surpassing Harry Maguire’s £80m transfer to Manchester United in 2019 by £20m.
The speculation and rumblings around Saliba have prompted transfer guru Fabrizio Romano to provide his insight on the situation.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano confirmed Real Madrid view Saliba in the highest regard, claiming one figure within the club sees him as the ‘[Jude] Bellingham of defenders.’
However, as yet no club-to-club talks have taken place and Romano stressed Arsenal will do everything in their power to prevent an exit.
