Arsenal and Manchester united set to battle it out for the signature of Real Madrid star.

Nearly a year ago Aurelien Tchouameni completed a €100m move to Real Madrid from As Monaco, but the talented defensive midfielder has not be able to live up to the expectations. Although the French international have shown his quality at the Spanish club at time to time, his inconsistency has been a concern.

Having lost his place in the first eleven, and then the signing of England international Jude Bellingham this could push Tchouameni much further in the pecking order. Real Madrid could cash in for the talented french man considering the potential Kylian Mbappe deal as they need to balance their books to avoid FFP violations.

Arsenal have reportedly added France international defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni to their list of summer transfer targets, with Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey likely to leave. The Gunners are expected to add another midfielder after their acquisition of Declan Rice from Westham.

Manchester united have also registered their interest on french international midfielder. United wants to ofload Fred and replace him with Aurelien Tchouameni. Erik Ten Hag has ordered various members of Manchester united board of directors to travel to Spain and hold meeting with Florentino Perez about the potential deal of Aurelien Tchouameni.

Real Madrid values Aurelien Tchouameni at a fee around €69m. Tchouameni desire is to continue at Real Madrid and fight for his place in the team.