Who is Miguel Gutierrez? The Madrid wonderkid watched by Spurs, Arsenal and Juventus

Stuart Hodge

Updated: 5 Nov 2021 07:43 CDT
4 min read

Miguel Gutierrez of Real Madrid — © ProShots

Real Madrid's academy has long been producing players who have found a home in the first team and gone on to have glorious careers.

Others have moved on and made the grade elsewhere, but there is no doubt that the conveyor belt of talent from La Fabrica (the academy, quite suitably nicknamed 'The Factory') is still churning them out.

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Miguel Gutierrez is proof of that fact and both Arsenal and Spurs are watching him closely alongside a host teams from across Europe.

Consider that and the fact Sergio Reguilon may be set to return to the Spanish capital from Tottenham this summer with the Bernabeu club keen on activating his buy-back clause, then it means a move for one of Real's hottest young properties could well be on the cards.

What position does Gutierrez play in?

Gutierrez is a left-back.

How good is Gutierrez?

He is very talented on both sides of the ball. His sharpness and positional awareness are very notable and he anticipates the play well allowing him to make a lot of interceptions.

In an attacking sense, he is nicknamed "The Eagle" for his vision on the field and he proved it in his very first start for Real Madrid with this assist for Luka Modric's opening goal against Granada.

Luka Modric gets the breakthrough for Madrid! ⚪

What an assist from Miguel Gutiérrez on his first LaLiga start 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KFOXahrbwo
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) May 13, 2021

He is a prolific crosser of the ball and a good passer and gets up and down the flank well. He has all the attributes you'd expect of a top left-back.

To date, Gutierrez has made six first team appearances for Real Madrid.

Which clubs are interested in Gutierrez?

A number of clubs are watching him but Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal seem to be the frontrunners in the race for him.

Spurs could use him as a direct replacement if Reguilon does leave, and reportedly had a bid knocked back for him earlier this season. whilst Arsenal have a bit of history of doing business with Real when it comes to the likes of Dani Ceballos and Martin Odegaard.

Both Juventus and Inter Milan are reported to be keen on the highly-rated youngster as well as Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, but Real have not been willing to discuss a deal with anyone up to this point.