Arsenal submit €57m bid for Real Madrid’ Karim Benzema

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey admits that captaining the Gunners is “something I would like to do one day”.

The Poland worldwide is one of Europe’s hottest properties, scoring 25 goals in 49 appearances for the Bavarians after joining from Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer previous year.

The 2015/16 season marks the first time since 2012/13 that Arsenal will not have their early season activity disrupted by a Champions League play-off, and they will look to hit the ground running.

“Karim is very happy at Real Madrid and he will be a Real Madrid player by the end of this transfer window, 1,000 per cent”, Benzema’s agent Karim Djaziri told Sky Sports last week.

Ramsey was made Wales’ youngest-ever skipper by Speed in 2011 at the age of just 20 and the Caerphilly-born talent said: “We shot up the world rankings, we were playing some good stuff, everything was going well”.

Most Arsenal fans would like to make an addition in midfield this summer; Francis Coquelin was effective last season and Mikel Arteta for the last few before that, but both have question marks that could be eliminated by a top-level holding midfield addition.

In a particularly inactive summer session, Arsenal have yet to find the star forward and defensive back that many believe would vault them to the top of the Premier League.

“I always knew what I was capable of doing”, he said. What he’s done for this club since he first took over is quite remarkable.

Wenger sees Busquets as the flawless player to play in front of the back four, being able to tackle and release the ball to his more offensive players.

Arsenal face Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday.