Zinedine Zidane has finally spoken out on the links between Real Madrid and Lyon superstar Houssem Aouar, with a revelation which spells bad news for Arsenal.
Zidane has refused to rule out his interest in the Frenchman, who has rocketed onto the European scene this season.
Arsenal have been linked with the 22-year-old all summer, though Zidane has now revealed he could one day pull on the famous white shirt of Madrid.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Madrid's La Liga clash with Levante, Zidane tackled the subject head on.
'I don't know what information you have about him [Aouar],' Zidane told reporters.
'He's a great player, I have no doubt about that.
'Maybe one day he could play at Real Madrid , but right now we have this squad and we're going to go forward with the players we have.'
According to reports in Spanish outlet AS, Aouar has now become Zidane's 'new obsession' and the manager is willing to offer Mariano Diaz in part exchange to get the deal over the line.
Aouar has been heavily linked with Arsenal in recent weeks, with the Gunners set to offload Lucas Torreira in order to raise funds.
Speculation had mounted regarding a potential swap deal involving Matteo Guendouzi, though Lyon are said to have rebuffed the idea.
Madrid meanwhile have tightened the purse strings this summer, following the damaging financial impact caused by the coronavirus.
The Spanish giants are however drawing up huge battle plans for next summer, and are poised to launch a sensational move for Kylian Mbappe along with two other hot prospects.