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Real Madrid and Barcelona 'keen on Matteo Guendouzi' with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta happy to let the £40,000-a-week midfielder leave after he told Brighton players he earned more than them during clash

Real Madrid and Barcelona are both interested signing Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, according to reports in France.

Sportsmail reported on Wednesday that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is ready to sell Guendouzi at the end of the season.

Arteta's patience was tested at the weekend when the midfielder clashed with Brighton's Neal Maupay in the 2-1 defeat on the south coast.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have been linked with a move for Arsenal's Matteo Guendouzi

Words were exchanged between the pair with Guendouzi understood to have taunted Maupay by telling him how much players earn at Arsenal compared to Brighton.