Leon Goretzka is wanted by a number of top clubs (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid have reportedly made contact with Schalke midfielder and rumoured Arsenal transfer target Leon Goretzka as he stalls on signing a new contract with his club.

The Germany international is mulling over his future at the moment after a fine run of form for club and country, most recently playing a part in his nation’s Confederations Cup victory in Russia.

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Although Schalke have ruled out selling Goretzka this summer, they face a fight to keep him for the long term as Real consider swooping for him as a free agent in 2018/19.

It remains to be seen if they will be tempted to move for him this year, but La Sexta claim they value him at around £17million as things stand.


Goretzka has a year remaining on his Schalke contract (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid could try to sign Goretzka on a free next year (Picture: Getty)

Other big names such as Arsenal, Tottenham and Juventus have been linked with the talented 22-year-old, who operates best as a box-to-box midfielder, proving eight goals and four assists from that position last season.



Goretzka also netted twice at this summer’s Confederations Cup, during which his manager Joachim Low admitted to talking to him about his situation.

‘I spoke to him before the Confederations Cup and we had a long conversation where we talked about different possible scenarios because I wanted to know what he was thinking, what opportunities he envisaged,’ Low said.

‘It seems to be clear he is carefully planning his next steps and we are trying to ignore the whole issue surrounding his club career.

‘He is intelligent enough to come up with the right decision for his career.’

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