Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has set his sights on a move for Real Madrid youngster Cesar Gelabert after “closely following” the midfielder’s recent progress.
Gelabert, 19, has climbed Madrid’s academy ranks to become a member of their ‘Castilla’ reserve side, having joined the club at the age of 14.
Los Blancos see plenty of promise in the Spaniard, who is regarded as one of their highest-rated youth prospects - and he would likely have already made his first-team debut if not for a series of injury problems.
But according to Defensa Central, Arsenal are keen to prise Gelabert away from the Bernabeu when the transfer window eventually opens.
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