After weeks of transfer speculation and whispers over the short-term future of German international Sami Khedira, Real Madrid have again given Arsenal hope of signing the World Cup winner.

A deal is still alive

MARCA claim that Khedira’s contract only has 12 months remaining, therefore linked clubs Bayern Munich and Arsenal would be keen to allow the player to run down his current deal to then join next summer.

With multiple outlets reporting that a fee of around €30 million was agreed for the player, it is his high wage demands that have remained the sticking point during the transfer saga.

The Metro claim that a deal for the box-to-box midfielder is still alive, the German lowering his excessive wage requests to £135,000 a week.

Spanish newspaper Marca claim however that Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is keen to bring the player to his homeland and has spoken to the player personally in order to get him to make the move to the Bundesliga champions.

Defensively focused

The club has identified the defensive midfield position as a priority for this transfer window, after becoming increasingly unconvinced by Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini during the big games last season.

Nevertheless, with Diaby’s return and Jack Wilshere’s potential position conversion, the money may be invested in another forward come the end of the transfer window.

Unsettling force

By the sounds of it, Khedira has been an unsettling force in the Madrid set-up with this transfer saga and this would not go down well in an Arsenal team full of squad spirit.

But, with German compatriots Mertesacker, Özil and Podolski all plying their trade at the Emirates, Khedira may want to join the three musketeers in the Premier League.

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