Arsenal doesn’t want to negotiate with Real Madrid’s target William Saliba to target a new contract in 2026, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
Gunner has built a team ready to challenge the title after finishing runner-up for the final three consecutive seasons.
Their centre-backs Saliva and Gabriel Magalhaes have been the backbone of their success over the past few years, with Christian Mosquera currently filling for the injured Saliva who picked up a knock against Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Saliba is suitable for coming back, but it is still unclear that he will come back straight after starting an impressive life for his new signature at Arsenal.
Saliba’s representative is currently in talks with Arsenal over a potential new contract amid interest from Real Madrid, and his contract expires in 2027.
And while Romano has made it clear that talks about the new deal are now “going very well,” there is a risk that Real Madrid will come for centre-back in negotiations with the Arsenal food stall.
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Romano said on his YouTube channel: “The new contract talk is very good. Players who want to keep this are a very positive message. Therefore, Mikel Arteta is very confident in Arsenal, expanding the content of Bukayosaka and William Saliba.
“For William Saliba. Clearly there’s this constant speculation about Real Madrid. Well, what I said is that Arsenal has made recently improvements. Not today or yesterday, but in recent weeks, we made a proposal to William Saliba, so Arsenal has given players an important proposal.
“Arsenal wants to extend their contract and we hope that Arsenal feels that Saliba is an important part of an ambitious project that is doing something really special with the club.
“Arsenal is doing its absolute best to get it done and get it as quickly as possible because Arsenal wanted William Saliba to have a year left on the contract. This is what Arsenal hopes, and this is the key point of this story.
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“Many of you certainly ask me about that Real Madrid, you have William Saliba on their list. Think Real Madrid, William Saliba. I’ve always said this.
“But obviously, Real Madrid can’t do anything at this point because the ball is in Arsenal Court. Arsenal is talking about a new contract. Arsenal is doing his best to improve his proposal to William Saliba and keep him the defender.
“Indeed, Real Madrid will pay attention to the situation, because it’s very clear, or Saliba will extend this contact with Arsenal, or Real Madrid will pay very attention to the situation. This is a story. But Arsenal has their match points.
