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Real Madrid plans to sign 80 million Europa League centre-back without signing, Arsenal has difficulty renewing contract, Salibati s requirement to win the championship

12:48am, 10 May 2025Football

Real Madrid still has the possibility of winning the league championship at this time this season, but their consecutive losses in the Champions League and against Barcelona have led to relatively large changes in the team this summer window. Although Real Madrid will also have personnel adjustments in the midfield and frontcourt position, compared with the lack of personnel in the defense line, the midfield does not require large-scale signings. Instead, it needs to be strengthened on the defense line, and even multiple players need to be strengthened to meet the standards of winning the championship.

Real Madrid has confirmed Arnold's joining in the full-back position, and Mendy will not be replaced at the left-back position for the time being, at least not that urgent. The most serious problem is in the central defender position. Before the start of this season, Real Madrid had already had the problem of insufficient reserves of central defenders, but Florentino did not focus on this position of strengthening, and there was no new player joining. If Asensio had not risen in the middle of the season, Real Madrid would still need other players to play the central defender.

From the well-known football reporter Romano, Real Madrid will pay attention to the future of Arsenal central defender Saliba in this summer window and the next two transfer periods. The contract between the 24-year-old French central defender and Arsenal will expire in 2027. The two sides are currently negotiating a contract renewal, but the progress has not met expectations. Saliba hopes that Arsenal can make a promise to the championship before he is willing to renew the contract. Once there is a problem with the renewal of Saliba and Arsenal, Real Madrid will intervene in the deal, and they are willing to wait for Saliba's contract to expire, and there is a possibility that Saliba will be exempted from signing.

Saliba has made obvious progress and growth in recent seasons. She is currently the best central defender player in the Premier League and even European football. She has excellent physical fitness, speed and running ability. Coupled with her good ball-taking ability, Saliba has become a central defender choice that many clubs pay attention to. However, Saliba's first choice is to stay in Arsenal. However, if the club is unable to meet the championship-level standards for a long time, Saliba will consider leaving. In other words, the possibility of renewing his contract with Arsenal in a short period of time is not high, and it also needs to be seen Arsenal's signing adjustments made in the summer window.

Real Madrid has used sign-free as the main way to sign ups in the last two seasons, including Mbappe and the upcoming Arnold, both joining in the form of sign-free. If you want to sign Saliba for free, you can indeed save a lot of transfer fees, but you need to wait for 2 years and you also need to provide compensation in terms of salary and other aspects. Saliba is indeed one of the most suitable choices for Real Madrid, but whether it is worth waiting for two years and how to ensure the results in the next two seasons are real issues that require Real Madrid's management to make decisions.

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