Arsenal could be placed on red-alert over the availability of Real Madrid prospect Arda Guler as the Turkish starlet reportedly grows unhappy with his lack of playing time.

In a passage in the Independent 'Reading the Game' newsletter, the arrival of Kylian Mbappe has reportedly caused some disgruntlement within the Los Blancos ranks. The Frenchman has endured a difficult start to life in the Spanish capital and his showing against Liverpool has courted criticism.

It has been claimed that the Frenchman's move to Madrid has caused tactical issues and further reduced playing time of up-and-coming talents Endrick and Guler. The Turkey international featured in the 2-0 defeat at Anfield in midweek but his inclusion was as a result of Vinicius Jr's injury.

Reports in Spain claimed this week that Arsenal had made an approach to the 19-year-old over a possible Premier League switch. It followed a report in Sport that Guler had grown unhappy with his current situation and was keen to seek more playing time.

However, head coach Carlo Ancelotti moved to pour cold water on the reports. He said: ‘[Endrick is] ready to play, doing very well, showing a lot of quality in training.

"I say the same about Guler. They are young people who are pushing. But the collective idea is to turn things around as quickly as possible.

"Can you do that with them? Yes. But the objective is to turn it around, that is the priority. Not to give minutes to one player or another."

Real Madrid signed the talented winger from Fenerbahce for £17million last year and has made 26 appearances for Los Blancos, including just 12 outings last term.

It has been suggested that Arsenal view Guler as a similar project to captain Martin Odegaard, after they lured the Dane from Madrid to the English capital after limited game time. Transfermarkt values the 19-year-old at €45million (£37m), while he has five years left on his current deal.

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