Real Madrid will have to do without William Saliba. The central defender of Arsenal was announced as the new bulwark of the Madrid hinge, but as revealed by us a few days ago, Arsenal offered him a five -year extension proposal. And since then, the Gunner has indeed accepted the proposal of the London club and will therefore engage in the long term, again, since it will be linked until 2030 with the Red and White Club.
“I hope everyone will talk about it very soon. This is what I hope. It's great to see so many players ready to stay. He is very impressive for his age, because we sometimes tend to forget it. It is his constancy and the way he matured as a person ”had also confirmed his coach, Mikel Arteta. This therefore reassures Arsenal supporters, but therefore requires Real Madrid to explore other tracks to strengthen. And besides Saliba, Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) was already announced as plan B of Casa Blanca.
Ibrahima Konaté favorite, but …
Under contract with the Reds until the end of the current season, the Frenchman was co-hid all the boxes to take the direction of Madrid next summer and thus follow the path of his ex-co-team Trent Alexander-Arnold. But according to information fromEspnthis choice is not unanimous. Indeed, part of the club displays reservations about the profile of the French international and several Madrid managers would like more consensus and reflection before going to recruit the 26 -year -old.
Faced with these internal opinions, Real Madrid continues to look at other tracks: Joan Martínez, a young defender from the training center, is one of the internal elements taken into account, while among the external options is still Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig). But there is an emergency for Xabi Alonso, eager to enlist a defensive element quickly, since David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger will leave at the end of their contracts and that it will take competition at Dean Huijsen and Éder Militão.
