Real consider Ceballos recall

Real Madrid are considering the possibility of recalling Dani Ceballos to their ranks from his loan spell at Arsenal, according to reports in Italy.

The Spaniard was a very important player in Arsenal’s late surge of form last season, which ended with the FA Cup and the Community Shield being put on their shelf when not many would have expected them to win a trophy just a few months before. However, manager Mikel Arteta shook his midfield section up after that, bringing back Mohamed Elneny from the cold on top of signing Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid at the end of the summer. Granit Xhaka is also going through a spell of good form at the moment, and all of that combined has caused Ceballos’ game-time to be significantly reduced this term.

The 24-year-old has started only eight Premier League games so far in 2020-21. He came off the bench six times, and was left an unused sub on two occasions. As Calciomercato report, Real are thoroughly dissatisfied with these numbers, and being unable to make any signings in January, they are exploring the options for bringing Ceballos back to the Spanish capital.