Arsenal watch as Middlesbrough schedule Real Madrid talks over Geremi

Middlesbrough have scheduled talks for next week with Real Madrid for midfielder Geremi.

The Cameroon ace, currently on-loan at the Riverside, is available for £8 million - though Boro boss Steve McClaren is confident he can sign him for £5 million.

Arsenal are monitoring developments, though Boro have first refusal on the wing-back.