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Arsenal report: Shock €130m offer made for Rodrygo, with Gunners shaping up for their move

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Arsenal are looking to add Rodrygo to their frontline this summer

Arsenal target Rodrygo has been linked with a move to the Premier League over the past week
Rodrygo has been linked with a move to the Premier League over the past few weeks (Image credit: Getty Images)

Arsenal target Rodrygo could be on the move with a mammoth bid lodged for the superstar Brazilian.

The Gunners are looking to overhaul their attack this summer and release some of the burden on Bukayo Saka.

A striker seems top priority for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, and their search seems to have taken the to Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig and Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting, who is ranked at no.6 in FourFourTwo's list of the best strikers in the world right now, with a move expected for either of them imminently.

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Bukayo Saka celebrates after scoring for Arsenal against Real Madrid in the Champions League last eight in April 2025.

Bukayo Saka celebrates after scoring for Arsenal against Real Madrid in the Champions League last eight in April 2025. (Image credit: Getty Images)

A move to strengthen the left-wing also seems likely, with Gabriel Martinelli failing to push on from the 2022/23 season where he registered 15 Premier League goals and struck up a brilliant partnership with Saka.

Their search led them to Rodrygo, who is ranked at no.4 in FourFourTwo's list of the best right wingers in the world right now and is seemingly on his way out of Madrid this summer after being sidelined slightly be the star power of Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr last season.

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Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham for Real Madrid this season (Image credit: Getty Images)

They now face competition for the Brazilian, namely from Saudi Arabia.

Spanish outlet Fichajes is reporting that Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal have both tabled bids in the region of €130 million to try and secure his services.

It is unclear whether Rodrygo would be prepared to move to the Middle East at this stage of his career, but the report states he is keen to leave Real Madrid.

The report suggests that due to interest and massive financial backing of the two Saudi based sides, the deal go even higher as they compete for his signature.

Liverpool target Rodrygo of Real Madrid celebrates his assist at the 3-3 during the Spanish Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid v Real Sociedad at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 1, 2025 in Madrid Spain

Rodrygo of Real Madrid celebrates (Image credit: Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images)

FourFourTwo understands that Arsenal are hugely interested in Rodrygo – but that interest from Saudi may be used by Real Madrid to leverage the Gunners into making a move.

The past two Premier League campaigns have highlighted there is a missing element to Arsenal's attack, and adding someone of his quality would be the best way to improve on that.

Rodrygo is valued at €90 million by Transfermarkt, but it's likely a bid higher than that will be needed to take him from Madrid this summer.

Ewan Gennery
Ewan Gennery
Freelance writer

Ewan is a freelance writer and social media manager who has worked for The Athletic, GOAL, 90min and OneFootball. From Gelsenkirchen to Riyadh, he has covered some of the biggest games in football in his three years in the industry.