Real Madrid are monitoring Arsene Wenger's situation at Arsenal. The Daily Star Sunday says with the Gunners in the middle of a full-blown crisis, Real now hope to persuade Wenger to swap London for Madrid next June.

Wenger has always ­maintained he wants to finish his career with Arsenal - and rarely goes back on his word.

Yet, after the turbulent events of the past few days, who knows if he may not be having second thoughts about extending his current contract beyond September 2010?