Real Madrid is monitoring young prospects such as Jorrel Hato and Onuralp Cevikkan and is also linked to Sandro Tonali.

Real Madrid view the signing of William Saliba as an ‘absolute priority’ this summer – but Arsenal have made a huge demand in response to the transfer speculation. Saliba has emerged as one of the best defenders in the Premier League over the past three seasons,

Real Madrid frequently avoid conducting meaningful transfer business during the January window, but Los Blancos have made exceptions on a number of occasions. However, some of their mid-season signings have quickly turned into major flops.