The Colombian midfielder has fallen out of favour at the Bernabeu and Marca claim an undisclosed English club have made a £71m bid.

Rumours linking the 25-year-old with a move to the Emirates come as Arsene Wenger claimed money was no issue in Arsenal's ability to sign players.

“The money is never a problem for me if we have to pay what is requested.

“The price of a player is down to four ingredients – talent, age, how much you expect him to improve your team and his re-sale value.

“If he ticks all four boxes the price is not important."

So, does Rodriguez tick all those boxes? Only Wenger knows.