Story byReport: Arsenal dealt blow in pursuit of Real Madrid starEPL IndexTue, January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC·3 min readArsenal interest acknowledged as Arda Guler commits to Madrid futureArsenal’s long running admiration for Arda Guler has again surfaced, but any notion of a January breakthrough has been firmly closed down. According to TeamTalk, sources close to the Real Madrid midfielder have delivered a clear message, the player has no intention of leaving Spain despite renewed approaches from the Premier League. Photo IMAGOAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Gunners remain the most persistently linked of an English trio that also includes Chelsea and Liverpool. All three have made repeated enquiries over the past year, drawn by Guler’s technical quality and accelerating influence at the Bernabeu.
