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Atletico Madrid to offer £18m for Arsenal star

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Spanish champions Atletico Madrid are prepared to pay £18million for Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, amid fears Arda Turan is set to leave the club this Summer.

Recent reports have linked the midfielder with a big Summer move to rivals FC Barcelona, and it’s believed that the Catalan club are willing to meet his £33m release clause which is in his contract.

If Diego Simeone does lose Turan, he is keen on replacing him with Spaniard, Santi Cazorla, who has been a regular starter for The Gunners since joining the club from Malaga last Summer for £16m.

However, Cazorla’s first-team place at the Emirates Stadium could be in jeopardy next season due to the emergence of Aaron Ramsey, and battling against fit-again Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

With reports linking them with a bid, Madrid defender Juanfran, has admitted to Spanish press that he is trying to persuade his compatriots to leave their club and join the Spanish side, and he’s revealed that Cazorla is one of them.

He said last week: “I’m trying to convince everyone that no one should leave, and with many of the selection [Spanish national team] I’m trying to convince them to come to Atletico Madrid. Santi [Cazorla] is one of them.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

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