{"id":834517,"date":"2026-11-14T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/834517\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T16:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T16:08:21","slug":"arsenal-star-will-not-turn-down-real-madrid-when-transfer-offer-comes-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/834517\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star ‘will not turn down Real Madrid’ when transfer offer comes | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tArteta has been warned the Real Madrid links will not go away (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> star William Saliba<\/a> would not turn down a move to Real Madrid<\/a>, according to his former teammate Morgan Schneiderlin.<\/p>\n

Saliba has developed into one of the best centre-halves in world football under Mikel Arteta<\/a> having arrived from Saint-Etienne for \u00a327million in 2019.<\/p>\n

During his time in north London, the centre-half has been persistently linked with a move to Real Madrid. Last year, Mikel Arteta sat down with his defender to discuss the \u2018noise\u2019 with Saliba telling the Gunners boss he was happy in north London.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Southampton, Manchester United<\/a> and Everton<\/a> midfielder Schneiderlin played alongside the France international for one season at Nice back in 2021, convinced then of his world class ability.<\/p>\n

But the former Premier League<\/a> star feels there will come a time where he will be unable to say no to a move to the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

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\u2018William Saliba to Real Madrid? That\u2019s something he will need to decide for himself,\u2019 Schneiderlin told ComeOn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s not for me to say whether he should stay at Arsenal or go to Madrid but what I do know, having played alongside him, is that he is a top centre-back with an elite mentality who always wants to improve.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"LIVERPOOL,
\n\t\tSaliba \u2018always wants to improve\u2019 (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s coming back from a long injury now, but I think the bigger question is actually for Arsenal: if you lose Saliba, who do you replace him with?<\/p>\n

\u2018There are very few centre-backs in the world right now capable of delivering those kinds of performances.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I said this many years ago when he was playing for Nice, if I were a big club, I would buy him immediately, because down the line his price tag would become far too high.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"LONDON
\n\t\tSaliba has recovered from his back injury (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n

\u2018He is an incredible player to have in your side. But when a decision like that comes up, there are a handful of clubs in your career that you simply cannot turn down, and Real Madrid is one of them.\u2019<\/p>\n

Saliba returned to action before the international break having recovered from a back problem and will hope to start when Arsenal resume their Premier League campaign away to Newcastle on 21 November.<\/p>\n

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