Arsenal will look to sign Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez
The upcoming summer will see Arsenal improving their midfield department.
As per British and Spanish media, Arsenal will look to sign Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez.
The 27-year-old has been subject to interest from various European clubs.
Real Betis spent 3 million euros to sign the Argentina international from América in the winter of 2020. The 27-year-old has a valid contract with Betis until June 2024.
The midfielder has featured in 34 matches for Real Betis this term, netting two goals in all competitions.
Rodriguez has earned 10 senior caps for the Argentina national team but is yet to open his goal-scoring account for his nation.
His impressive performances this season have apparently caught the eye of some of Europe’s big clubs.
Mikel Arteta wants to sign a new midfielder and Rodriguez is one of the names at the top of his wishlist. The report details that Arteta feels his midfield currently lacks some bite and that he could strengthen this summer.
The Argentina international is thought to perfectly fit the profile of midfielder Arteta wants to target in the summer transfer window.
The Gunners are in the market for just a handful of statement signings who can improve the first-team.
There is no doubt that Guido Rodriguez will take Arsenal’s midfield to a different level.
According to the report, “Arsenal will submit a bid for Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez ‘within a month’. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta bolstered his midfield on last October’s transfer deadline day, securing a deal for Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey. While the Ghanian has added steel to the side, the January loan signing of Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid brought much-needed creativity. Nevertheless, this summer’s window will prove another crucial one as the Gunners look to progress from this season’s poor Premier League showing. Rodriguez is one player whose name has emerged as a potential target this year. The 27-year-old moved to La Liga from his native Argentina in January 2020 and signed a four-year deal. That contract featured an €80million (£70million) release clause, but according to El Desmarque, the Spanish club are willing to accept a much lower fee.”
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS
It would take a huge offer from Arsenal to prise the 27-year-old midfielder from Betis.
Real Betis are preparing to sell their midfielder should they receive a massive offer for him.
Guido Rodriguez ideal fit for Arsenal?
Rodriguez is very highly rated in Spain and he could be a superb long term signing for Arsenal. He has all the skillset required to be a success story at Arsenal. Therefore, it makes sense for Arteta to step up his attempts to bring the Argentina midfielder to Premier League side.
It will be interesting to see what happens when Arsenal come calling for Rodriguez this summer.
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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.
