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Real Madrid set €18m asking price for versatile attacker, AC Milan are interested – report
Real Madrid have set an asking price of €18 million for Isco Alarcon amid transfer interest from AC Milan, Calciomercato reports. The Rossoneri have a good association with the Madrid giants, and they recently signed Brahim Diaz for a second loan spell. They are now interested in signing Isco, who can leave the Bernabeu Stadium with his contract expiring in less than 12 months. Los Blancos value him at around €18m, but Milan could settle on a lesser fee with their good relations with the La Liga club. However, the Spaniard’s wages could be a major stumbling block. The 29-year-old is currently on an annual package of €6.5m. Sportslens view: Isco has had a fine career at Madrid, but his influence has reduced in recent years after being restricted to regular substitute appearances. ...
38-cap Int’l set for showdown talks regarding his future, Spurs and Arsenal keen
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are keeping tabs on the situation of the Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon. The 29-year-old playmaker has fallen down the pecking order at the Spanish club and needs to leave to play regularly. According to Daily Mirror, Isco is set to hold crunch talks with newly appointed manager Carlo Ancelotti regarding his future and is open to moving abroad this summer. AC Milan are also keen on the player and are waiting to see how his meeting with Ancelotti unfolds. Isco has just 12 months left on his current deal, and Madrid will probably feel that they should cash in on him instead of losing him on a free transfer next year. Tottenham and Arsenal desperately need a quality playmaker, and the 38-cap Spanish international could prove to be a smart addition. Spurs hav...
Report: Arsenal want to sign 38-cap int’l in January to solve their attacking problems
Arsenal are thought to be interested in signing the Spanish international Isco when the transfer window reopens next month. The 28-year-old playmaker has started just three league games for Real Madrid this season and he needs to leave the club in order to play regular first-team football. According to Metro, the London club are keen on signing him for the remainder of the season on a loan deal but they will face strong competition from Sevilla. Apparently, the midfielder is keen on a reunion with his former national team manager Julen Lopetegui and therefore Sevilla is his preferred destination. It will be interesting to see if Arsenal can convince the 38-cap international to turn down a move to the Spanish club and move to the Premier League. The Gunners needs to add more creativity to t...
Ancelotti heaps praise on Isco, would be a great signing for Everton
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has lavished praise on the Real Madrid midfielder Isco recently. The Spaniard has fallen down the pecking order at Santiago Bernabeu and he has been linked with a move away from Los Blancos. The Italian manager was asked about links with the attacking midfielder after his side’s 2-1 defeat against Newcastle United on Sunday but he chose to remain coy on the matter. He said: “Isco is a fantastic player and [I have] a fantastic memory of him but now I am not, honestly, focused there. I am focused on an important week we are going to have to recover players and to be well prepared for the game against United.” Recently, Everton signed James Rodriguez from Real Madrid and it will be interesting to see if he makes a move to bring Isco to Goodison Park as well in ...
Zinedine Zidane includes Eden Hazard in Real Madrid trip to Germany
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has included Eden Hazard in the squad that will take on Borussia Monchengladbach. Hazard suffered a series of injuries in his campaign to life at Real Madrid, with ankle injuries hampering his performances. The Belgian attacker trained with the rest of the group on Sunday, as Real Madrid got back to work following El Clasico, and is now one of the 21 players in the midweek squad. The likes of Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola, as well as Nacho will miss out in the clash against Borussia Monchengladbach. Zidane will not count on Martin Odegaard and Mariano due to injury. The complete squad for the Borussia Monchengladbach trip is as follows: Thibaut Courtois, Andry Lunin, Diego Altube, Eder Militao, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Ferland Mendy, S...
Gareth Bale: Real Madrid blocked my return to Premier League
Gareth Bale has accused Real Madrid of making it “very difficult” to leave the Spanish club as the Wales forward looks to end his Bernabeu exile. Bale is out of favour with Real manager Zinedine Zidane and played just 48 minutes of Madrid’s 12 games when the Spanish season resumed after the coronavirus lockdown. Zidane, who has feuded with Bale throughout his two spells in charge, said the winger did not want to play in last season’s Champions League last-16 second-leg tie at Manchester City. Bale has two years left on his Real contract, but there appears little chance he will force his way into the manager’s plans. The 31-year-old almost joined Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning in 2019 before Real pulled the plug on the deal, a decision that still irks Bale. “I think the club needs...
