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Arsenal have made the decision to take Dani Ceballos on loan for the second time next season, according to reports in Spain.
Ceballos impressed in his first games after joining the Gunners in a temporary trade for Real Madrid last summer, before suffering a hamstring injury in November that left him out for three months.
After returning from injury, he returned to Mikel Arteta’s team and started the last three encounters before the coronavirus pandemic stopped the season.
But Arsenal have no plans to request a second loan period for the attacking midfielder, according to the Spanish publication El Confidencial.
While the 23-year-old’s loan agreement will end on June 30, the Gunners are believed to ask Madrid if they can hold Ceballos until the end of this season, if the campaign is allowed to restart.
The UK government has given the go-ahead for the Premier League to resume behind closed doors no earlier than June 1, but there are a number of issues to resolve, including the safety of the players and their families.
Once the season ends, it seems that Ceballos will fight for his future in Madrid.
El Confidencial reports that there is no purchase option in Spain’s international loan contract with Arsenal, while Ceballos seems to have rejected the idea of joining Seville to meet with former boss Julen Lopetegui.
After joining Real Betis’ Madrid in 2017, Ceballos initially struggled under Zinedine Zidane, but enjoyed a decent period after Lopetegui became manager in 2018.
However, with Zidane now again in charge of Los Blancos, Ceballos seems to have work to do to convince the manager.
Not so with Unai Emery, the man who brought him to Arsenal.
The former Gunners boss has backed Ceballos to prosper if the Premier League season returns, saying, “Dani is a player who has great qualities and an incredible mindset: he wants to succeed.”
Emery added: “When the league resumes, it will certainly demonstrate its qualities again.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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