Real Madrid and Arsenal pursue Ivan Fresneda amid €80m release clause
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 17, 2026, 11:20 AM
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
Real Madrid and Arsenal are both interested in signing Ivan Fresneda from Sporting CP this summer. The 21-year-old defender has impressed since joining Sporting CP from Real Valladolid in 2023. Despite interest from both clubs, Sporting does not plan to sell Fresneda, whose release clause is set at €80 million. Real Madrid's recent signing of Denzel Dumfries makes their pursuit of Fresneda less likely in the immediate term. Arsenal may also be hesitant to invest heavily in a player yet to fully establish himself at a top club.
- •Real Madrid and Arsenal are vying for Ivan Fresneda.
- •Fresneda's release clause is valued at €80 million.
- •Sporting CP intends to keep Fresneda this summer.
- •Real Madrid has already signed Denzel Dumfries.
- •Fresneda is seen as a rising talent in European football.
- 11:20 AMYahoo Sports — Real Madrid vying with Arsenal to sign €80m Spanish defender
"Real Madrid have already finalised the signings of three defenders (Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries and Marc Cucurella), but there could be more to come. The club’s sporting department are still i...
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