Arsenal might have to part ways with midfielder Dani Ceballos since Juventus seem to be interested in the 23-year-old – as per the latest rumours.
Dani Ceballos is currently at the Emirates on loan from Spanish side Real Madrid and so far the player has had a very mixed season.
His first season in England has been hindered by various injury spells but it seems like he has finally been able to win Mikel Arteta’s faith and now the Gunners boss wants to keep him at the club for one more season – on loan of course.
While Real Madrid have no issues with this arrangement, over the past couple of months, a number of clubs like Valencia and Real Betis have shown an inclination towards buying him in the summer.
And while the Gunners are expected to fight off interest from these clubs, but they can never match up with Juventus meaning if the Serie A outfit are actually serious about signing Dani Ceballos, Arsenal immediately need to look for a replacement.
So far this season, Ceballos has played in only 14 Premier League games but right before the season was suspended, the midfielder played a string of matches for the first-team indicating that Arteta was happy with his progress.
Real Madrid currently value the player at around €40 million so the club who are willing to pay outright will obviously get first preference in signing Ceballos. And this is a major cause of concern for Arsenal since the Gunners right now, have plans to sign him on loan.
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Another major factor in this transfer could be the possibility of playing regular games since Ceballos wants to make it to the Spain national team squad for the EURO 2021.
So whichever club can guarantee him regular playing time next season will most certainly have a key advantage over the others.
Right now, Juventus have a whole lot of midfielders meaning if Dani Ceballos joined the Turin outfit he will have to fight for his place in the first XI whereas at Arsenal he is expected to be much higher up the pecking order.
As things stand, Arsenal though happy with the 23-year-old, are yet to make a final decision about his future. And as far as we predict this decision will only come once the current season wraps up.
