Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta 'pursuing' £39m Bundesliga star but Gunners boss faces serious Real Madrid competition

Arsenal and Real Madrid person learned that Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch volition outgo successful the portion of £39m, the latest study has revealed.

The Gunners volition anticipation to debar different decision erstwhile they instrumentality to Premier League enactment connected October 10 against Leeds United.

Mikel Arteta's broadside person arguably been the champion antiaircraft squad successful England since 2022, but they uncharacteristically lost 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion earlier the planetary break.

While the Londoners boast immoderate of the division's champion defenders, the caput manager volition beryllium furious that his broadside were truthful susceptible astatine the back.

It should possibly travel arsenic nary astonishment past that Arsenal person been linked to Stuttgart centre-back Jeltsch, with Tutto Juve claiming that the reported Real Madrid people volition cost €45m (£38.67m).

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One of the appeals of Jeltsch is that helium is comfy operating arsenic some a centre-back and arsenic a right-back, an country that has been problematic for the Gunners.

Both Ben White and Jurrien Timber person struggled with wounded problems astatine the commencement of 2026-27, and neither subordinate has been astatine their champion this term.

The 20-year-old is beardown connected the ground, with the defender having won 65% of his crushed duels successful the Bundesliga this play truthful far.

However, the German is not ascendant aerially successful the mediate of a backline, truthful possibly helium would beryllium amended capable to showcase his antiaircraft endowment retired wide.

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While signing other screen should not beryllium seen arsenic a negative, the wide country of request for Arsenal is successful their guardant line.

The Londoners allowed attackers Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard to permission successful the summer, portion lone bringing in Christos Tzolis arsenic a replacement.

Arsenal were powerfully linked with the likes of Morgan Rogers and Bradley Barcola earlier they joined Chelsea and Liverpool, truthful astatine slightest the Gunners person shown that they recognize the request to bring successful a marquee forward.