Arsenal can make Rodrygo the second most expensive signing in their history with a deal very much ON, while the full truths in claims the Gunners are moving for Juventus\u2019 Kenan Yildiz have emerged, along with an update on Arsenal\u2019s January plans their fanbase will love.<\/p>\n
The Gunners are heavy favourites to end their 20-plus year wait for a Premier League title, though the expensively-assembled squad at Mikel Arteta\u2019s disposal could soon become even stronger.<\/p>\n
An upgrade on Gabriel Martinelli could be signed, with Real Madrid\u2019 Rodrygo fast emerging as a genuinely achievable \u2013 albeit expensive \u2013 addition in 2026.<\/p>\n
Rodrygo to Arsenal latest<\/p>\n
Rodrygo<\/a>, 24, is unhappy with his lack of opportunities at Real Madrid since Xabi Alonso took charge.<\/p>\n The Brazil international\u2019s agents have begun actively exploring exit opportunities and Arsenal<\/a> \u2013 who registered their interest in Rodrygo last summer \u2013 are primed to strike.<\/p>\n CaughtOffside state Arsenal are readying a bid and are prepared to match Real Madrid\u2019s \u20ac80m-\u20ac90m valuation<\/a>.<\/p>\n A transfer on that scale would position Rodrygo as Arsenal\u2019s second most expensive signing of all time, behind only Declan Rice.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk tasked transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, with getting to the bottom of Rodrygo\u2019s situation and his update made positive reading for the Gunners.<\/p>\n \u201cReal Madrid are insisting that Rodrygo is still a part of their plans, but they acknowledge that going into a World Cup year it is not easy for him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was persuaded to stay in the summer by the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, and although Xabi Alonso rates him, he is behind Arda Guler in the pecking order.<\/p>\n \u201cI am told that Real want to keep him until the summer, at that point we will see the likely return of Nico Paz which will only hasten his exit.<\/p>\n \u201cIntermediaries are working hard on finding options for him \u2013 this has entailed once again opening lines of communication with Arsenal \u2013 who pushed hardest in the summer \u2013 Liverpool, as we know, but also Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are the clubs Rodrygo would consider joining, it is not the clubs approaching them.<\/p>\n \u201cAs it stands, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham are all keeping abreast of the situation \u2013 they want to know.\u201d<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS:\u00a0Which club should Rodrygo join if he leaves Real Madrid: Liverpool, Arsenal or someone else?<\/a><\/p>\n Kenan Yildiz transfer truths<\/p>\n Another fearsome forward Arsenal continue to be linked with is Juventus\u2019 Kenan Yildiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Talks over signing a new and improved contract in Turin have stalled, thus alerting high-powered suitors like Arsenal and Chelsea to an opportunity.<\/p>\n There have been suggestions Arsenal have made a direct enquiry into Yildiz\u2019s potential signing, but transfer insider, Dean Jones, has exclusively debunked that claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n Instead, Jones has been told Arsenal have not launched an enquiry and furthermore, Yildiz\u2019s ideal scenario is re-signing with Juventus.<\/p>\n Accordingly, talks over a new deal are poised to resume and the belief is Yildiz will pen fresh terms with the Serie A giant.<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s January transfer plans<\/p>\n While most of the transfer headlines at Arsenal right now revolve around potential incomings, there has been talk of one or two outgoings.<\/p>\n Myles Lewis-Skelly continues to be ambitiously linked with Chelsea, while Gabriel Jesus \u2013 now fit again after an ACL injury \u2013 looks an odd man out following the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n But in a season where Arsenal hold genuine ambitions of winning multiple major trophies \u2013 they\u2019re still going strong on four fronts \u2013 it would make little sense to subtract in the winter window.<\/p>\n