Guendouzi was frozen out of the team by Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Arsenal are demanding a fee of £17m for Matteo Guendouzi with Benfica eager to sign the French midfielder this summer. Guendouzi spent last season out on loan with Hertha Berlin after being frozen out of the Arsenal team by Mikel Arteta following football’s restart in June 2020. Arsenal meanwhile are interested in signing Ruben Neves from Wolves as part of their rebuild in the middle of the park. Arsenal themselves are holding out for £17m for Xhaka, having already turned down an offer of £12m from Roma. Arsenal are looking to sell a number of first-team players this summer with the funds set to be reinvested in Arteta’s playing squad.

Source: Metro June 22, 2021 09:00 UTC