Real Madrid may target Arsenal's top talent if the Gunners fail to secure trophies soon, warns Cascarino

Former footballer Tony Cascarino shared his thoughts on the future of William Saliba and other promising football stars.

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Saliba is being linked with a move to Real Madrid, while fellow central defender Gabriel Magalhaes is also a target for other top clubs.

On talkSPORT, Cascarino said: "There are vultures in football hanging over football clubs all the time and trying to take their best players.

“There’s no bigger vulture than Real Madrid – if they’re after you then there’s a good chance of it happening.

“It’s not only convincing the player, but the agents get involved and the lure of Real Madrid.

“Look, winning and being successful is a great way of keeping players, it really is.

“Arsenal have to achieve that because Saliba is playing to the level of being a Real Madrid player but he’s got to be convinced that Arsenal are going to be a successful and winning team.

“They need to be challenging to win the Champions League because that’s what Real Madrid do so often.”