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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Real Madrid chief's instructions over Marco Asensio transfer may force Arsenal's hand

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's desire to add another winger to his first-team ranks is well-documented and yet another target has emerged in the late stages of the summer transfer window.

Real Madrid star Marco Asensio is rumoured to have angered those at the top of the Los Blancos hierarchy with his refusal to sign a new deal at the Santiago Bernabeu. In response, club president Florentino Perez has ordered manager Carlo Ancelotti not to play the winger under any circumstances, as per Spanish news outlet El Confidencial.

Despite finding first-team minutes hard to come by last term, Asensio still produced a respectable return of 12 goals across 42 appearances, despite the Spain international averaging just 50 minutes per game. It actually comes as somewhat of a surprise that Real Madrid offered Asensio a new deal in the first place, considering his reduced minutes.

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