Arsenal sent Bukayo Saka transfer warning - 'They won't want to hear this'

Arsenal have been warned that Real Madrid will be casting admiring glances at Bukayo Saka ahead of a potential £130m move. The Gunners academy graduate has developed into one of the Premier League’s best wide players over the past few seasons.

He has scored double figures for goals in each of the previous five campaigns. And despite missing large swaths of the current season, Saka can still boast 11 goals to his name.

The 23-year-old has made a successful return from a long-term hamstring injury over the past few weeks having scored in Arsenal's Champions League win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Former England and Manchester United star Owen Hargreaves has now claimed that the Spanish side could now potentially be keeping a close eye on him.

Speaking on the Vibe with Five podcast with Rio Ferdinand, he said: “That goal from Saka, the football was beautiful. He starts wide and drifts in. He knew what was coming, instinctive.

“What’s amazing is that Saka played like that after being out for so long. That’s hard when you’ve been out of the game with a big injury like that.

“I reckon after that – Arsenal won’t want to hear this – Real Madrid will be looking at him, thinking ‘he can play for us’. He still has a lot of work to do at Arsenal for three or four years – win the Premier League.

“Look at Trent. Won the league, won the Champions League, 27, [same age as] when Cristiano Ronaldo left [Man Utd for Real].”

Saka still has over two years remaining on his current deal with Arsenal and it could take a huge fee to convince the Gunners to sell their star forward. Asked how much he could cost, Hargreaves suggested that Real could end up paying around £130m for the England star.

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According to reports in Spain, Madrid already have their eyes on Saka and would be willing to pay up to £103m for his signature. Should he end up moving to the Bernabeu, the current Arsenal star might face an awkward reunion with Dani Carvajal.

The pair came to blows at half-time of Arsenal’s recent victory in Spain. Carvajal had grabbed Saka by the neck, while he then approached the Arsenal star before an angry exchange ensued.

Gunners substitute Ben White intervened to calm tensions, with Saka then pushing Carvajal away as both teams heading into the tunnel for the half-time interval.

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