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title: "Arsenal: Villarreal make an offer for Matteo Guendouzi"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2020-08-10T20:10:03Z"
modified: "2020-08-10T20:10:03Z"
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# Arsenal: Villarreal make an offer for Matteo Guendouzi

**Matteo Guendouzi is [nowhere near the Arsenal squad at the moment](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matteo-guendouzi/leistungsdaten/spieler/465830) as Mikel Arteta refuses to have him involved following a [controversial incident at Brighton in June](https://talksport.com/football/727932/matteo-guendouzi-arsenal-mikel-arteta/) and the club may need to sell him so that they can [free](https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/2020/7/31/21348637/arsenal-transfer-market-guendouzi-torreira-aubameyang) up some transfer funds.**

Fresh transfer news suggests that former Gunners manager Unai Emery wants to bring the midfielder to Spain. According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-formal-bid-submitted-for-30m-valued-arsenal-player-arteta-wants-out/), La Liga side Villarreal, who recently [hired](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8552413/Unai-Emery-appointed-Villarreal-manager-former-Arsenal-boss-signing-three-year-deal.html) Emery as manager, have submitted a formal offer for the Frenchman.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The bid is a season-long loan with a view to make the move permanent next summer, but the Gunners would prefer him to be sold permanently in this transfer window.

Arsenal are [struggling financially](https://www.justarsenal.com/arsenals-financial-troubles-continue-as-they-propose-55-redundancies/253702) at the moment, so the fact that Villarreal are trying for a loan may frustrate the Premier League club, who want to sell players to give Arteta the funds needed to build the squad that he wants.

The 21 year-old is valued at £28.8m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matteo-guendouzi/profil/spieler/465830), so the north London side could get a lot of money for him if he is sold permanently this summer.

However, this hasn’t been helped by the fact that he has not played since [June](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matteo-guendouzi/leistungsdaten/spieler/465830), while [perceived attitude problems](https://talksport.com/football/729078/matteo-guendouzi-arsenal-bad-attitude-problem/) could impact his transfer valuation negatively. Therefore, a loan move could see the Gunners get more for him next year if he were to perform well consistently and stay out of trouble.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Guendouzi needs to leave in this window, as there is a clear rift between him and Arteta, and this could ruin squad morale if he is at Arsenal for too long.

Therefore, if another club doesn’t make a permanent offer at a good price, then the Gunners might have to allow a loan deal to Villarreal – at least then they would not have to pay all of his wages.

However, the club will likely hope that they get a better offer for Guendouzi and so could hold out for as long as they can until they agree a deal which suits them.

***Gunners fans, do you hope that Guendouzi will be sold permanently in this transfer window? Comment below with your views!***