Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and another Arsenal player, William Saliba, are also on Real’s radar but their chances of landing Lewis-Skelly look remote, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Arsenal are keen on signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid this summer but they have alternatives in mind if a deal for the exciting Brazil international cannot be achieved

Leeds United are close to an agreement with Udinese for defender Jaka Bijol. A deal for the 26-year-old Slovenia international is expected to be worth around £17million ($23.1m) in addition to add-ons. Bijol has spent three seasons with Udinese, playing 95 times. David Ornstein