Real Madrid are undoubtedly the most prestigious football team in the world.
Indeed, Madrid are the 15-time champions of Europe, and any top player ultimately wants to end up playing for the La Liga giants.
The vast majority of Ballon d’Or winners over the past 30 years have played for either Real Madrid or Barcelona at some point.
Madrid often have their pick of the world’s best players, and, often they raid the Premier League for their stars.
Trent Alexander-Arnold looks Madrid-bound this summer, while William Saliba has been linked to Madrid too.
Speaking on the BBC Match of the Day Top 10 Podcast, Micah Richards has been discussing the Galactico culture at the Bernabeu, and the pundit reckons that either William Saliba or Gabriel Magalhaes will end up playing for Real Madrid eventually.
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William Saliba or Gabriel Magalhaes will join Real Madrid
Richards spoke about how Madrid simply sign whichever superstar they want at any given time.
The pundit says that Gabriel or Saliba will end up at Madrid at some point, noting that it’s simply not fair that Madrid can cherry pick these stars.
Saliba and Gabriel both joined Arsenal for £27m, but a big-money move to Madrid could beckon.
“Yeah, their team is ridiculous, they have Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe, Endrick, it’s not fair is it?” Richards said.
“What they will do, they will end up signing Saliba or Gabriel as well when Rudiger decides to step aside. It’s not fair, it’s really not fair.”
What Antonio Rudiger said about Saliba
Richards reckons that Saliba or Gabriel could replace Antonio Rudiger at Real Madrid.
Interestingly, Rudiger himself has praised Saliba and Gabriel in the past.
“The transformation between the current Arsenal and the one before – those two are the pillars of it,” Rudiger said.
“Gabriel is more of an aggressive leader and Saliba – this brother plays clean! You have to give it to him and he looks like a silent leader, you know?”
Meanwhile, Rudiger would later name Saliba as the one player he’d want to sign for Real Madrid.
Arsenal really want to keep Saliba, and they’re looking at renewing his contract in the near future, but with a move to the Bernabeu potentially beckoning, the Frenchman’s head could be turned.
Meanwhile, Gabriel is being linked to Saudi Arabia too.
Gabriel and Saliba are two of Arsenal’s most important players, but both could be on the move in the near future.
