After investing more than £250 million last summer to bolster the first-team squad, there has been an element of long-term planning in Arsenal’s next transfer moves. They are keen on 20-year-old Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, and Güler is another young player they are very much aware of.
The Türkiye international began the season looking like a key player in Xabi Alonso’s midfield. Part of the rationale behind Madrid’s decision not to move for Martín Zubimendi was a belief in Güler’s ability to develop in central midfield. But his involvement, and form, has diminished in recent months, and it’s not yet clear what role he will play under new coach Álvaro Arbeloa, although he started Wednesday’s Copa del Rey defeat at Albacete.
However, Arsenal have no plans to do anything significant in this window unless an opportunity presents itself in the final fortnight, and any formalised interest in Güler is much more likely in the summer
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