Deal Done: Arsenal has reached an agreement to sign Rodrygo. He turned down offers from other top Premier League clubs because he only wants to play for Arsenal. The deal will be completed before 10 o’clock today.

Real Madrid have made it clear that they want more than £80million on the table before they consider selling Rodrygo as Arsenal continue to circle for the Brazilian.

The forward has been linked with a move away from the Spanish giants and his involvement has massively declined this summer. Rodrygo, despite coming up with several huge moments in his career, is not viewed on the same level as some of his team-mates.

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jnr are talismans for Real but Rodrygo has seen his minutes drop off. Earlier this week, when Real were humbled 4-0 by PSG in the Club World Cup semi-finals, the Brazilian remained on the bench for the fifth consecutive match

There is heavy talk surrounding a possible exit, however, Real won’t let him go on the cheap with UOL Esporte in Brazil claiming they want offers of around €100m (£86m) before they consider letting Rodrygo leave the Bernabeu

Rodrygo has stated his preference to play on the left wing: a position currently occupied by Vinicius Jr. Former Real boss Carlo Ancelotti found him a home on the right, but Xabi Alonso has opted against playing him.

The Real boss was quizzed on his decision to again leave out Rodrygo and said: “The fact that he didn’t play again is a game-by-game decision. The way things were going, we needed another player. There haven’t been any decisions about the future throughout this entire championship.”