The summer transfer market is about to start and many clubs have already started making moves on how best to improve their squads even as the financial pains of the COVID 19 pandemic remains a huge negative factor.
Dani Ceballos, on loan from Real Madrid has been trying to resuscitate his flagging career with Arsenal with more game time which is needed to showcase is obvious talent.
To say Ceballos had initially endured a rough patch at the Emirates would be stating the obvious when Mikel Arteta first took over at the club. His coach and fellow compatriot’s arrival coinciding with a serious injury, leaving him no choice but to wait until February to make his first appearance.
He has since started the last 10 Premier League matches for the Gunners and has subsequently become one of the regulars on Arteta’s team lists, delivering a number of exquisite performances.
Ceballos is surely seizing the opportunity to impress with both hands and his coach has been very happy with the blossoming partnership Ceballos has developed alongside Swiss international Granit Xhaka and is now eager to turn the 23-year-old’s loan into a permanent deal.
Strangely, Arsenal did not negotiate a purchase option when securing a loan deal for Ceballos last summer and due to this fact it is possible that Zinedine Zidane could welcome the midfielder back into his squad for next season especially if transfer funds are limited due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Although reports in Spanish tabloids hint that Real are willing to let Ceballos leave permanently if they receive both the green light from the coach and a significant sum.
Ceballos remains highly rated by his parent club and has other too clubs are also circling with interest besides Arsenal with both Valencia and Real Betis credited with respective look-ins.
Real know they have a strong bargaining position and will not let him leave cheaply and will likely set an asking price of around €25million (£22.6m).
The Liga leaders want to raise significant funds that will allow them invest in the squad this summer, with defender Achraf Akimi already sold to Inter Milan and Ceballos himself and defender Jesus Vallejo possibly the next two players to be offloaded.
Ceballos had understandably been questioning his future with the Gunners during the winter while sidelined with injury, but is now proving himself under Arteta. He now seems to be adequately settled with life in north London and a permanent stay with the Gunners over a return to Spain is clearly his desire. Talk about being rewarded for not giving up.
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