Over two years after they were first linked with him, Arsenal are still sending scouts to watch Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez.

Fabrizio Romano reports that several clubs are currently monitoring Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez, given his strong recent performances, but they aren’t the only ones.

Arsenal have also sent scouts to watch the 22-year-old recently, years after they first decided to monitor the former Real Madrid left-back.

Back in the summer of 2021, The Athletic reported that Gutierrez was one player Arsenal were tracking.

At the time, the player had a €40m release clause and was highly rated, but congestion in his position always made it likely he’d move on.

That’s exactly what happened, but Arsenal looked elsewhere for signings at left-back, bringing in Nuno Tavares that summer before signing Oleksandr Zinchenko the next year.

A year after the links to Arsenal, following a quiet season with Real Madrid, Gutierrez moved on to Girona. Real reportedly retain 50% of his rights and a sell-on clause, and he has a contract until 2027.

The situation has changed for Arsenal over the last year or so, with Tavares joining Nottingham Forest on loan with an option to buy, and Kieran Tierney moving on loan to Real Sociedad.

The Gunners are perhaps back in need of a left-back again, with Takehiro Tomiyasu currently filling in expertly but persistent injury problems making the Japanese international an unreliable option.

You’d imagine Arsenal wouldn’t be prioritising the signing of a left-back in January, barring further injury setbacks before then, but it seems Gutierrez is on their radar when they do decide to add to their ranks.