Madrid’s Late Gamble to Thwart Arsenal’s Long PursuitMadrid’s Midfield Vision Centres on Familiar FaceReal Madrid’s summer recruitment drive is building towards a

For weeks, it felt like it was a matter of time before the Spanish midfield made the move to Arsenal. Recent reports on Diario AS suggest that Real Madrid have entered the race to sign the 26-year-old in the last minute in an attempt to hijack Arsenal's deal.

Arsenal appear to have locked in their striker preference as talks begin, but it's not all good news for Mikel Arteta as Real Madrid plot to hijack one big move