The ongoing summer transfer window has seen a series of young academy stars leave Real Madrid for greener pastures and Los Blancos have stood to gain significantly from the operations on a financial

Arsenal star William Saliba is willing to make a ‘financial sacrifice’ to join Real Madrid as Xabi Alonso’s centre-back ‘operation is already underway’.

Our team of dedicated writers take you inside the transfer market to explain the deals being worked on across Europe and beyond