Flashscore published a feature saying Real Madrid's interest in Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori continues. The 24-year-old is now a mainstay of Arsenal's XI and is equally at home as a centre-back or left-back.
What Flashscore said
Flashscore said Real Madrid would have to dig deep to even get Arsenal to the negotiating table.
Flashscore said Calafiori has not shown any desire to move to the Santiago Bernabeu. Flashscore also said Mikel Arteta has not sought to move Calafiori on.
Flashscore said if Real Madrid can stump up €100m+, there are reasons to believe that a deal might be able to be constructed.
Defensive numbers
Since joining Arsenal in the summer of 2024, Calafiori has made 44 interceptions, 70 headed clearances and won back possession on 179 separate occasions.
He is also one of only eight Arsenal players to have made more than 100 clearances since joining Arsenal in the summer of 2024.
Duels and distribution
Since joining Arsenal in the summer of 2024, Calafiori has won 100 of his 162 headed duels and has won 252 duels.
His pass completion rate is 87.03%, from 1,745 successful passes out of 2,005 attempted.
Other key figures
Since Calafiori joined Arsenal in the summer of 2024, among players who have attempted 50 tackles or more, only Myles Lewis-Skelly has a better success rate than Calafiori's 66.3%.
Only Declan Rice, with 16, has more yellow cards for Arsenal than Calafiori's 15.